Stevens, George (1904-1976), Cineasta norte-americano:Um Lugar ao Sol (1951);
Os Brutos Também Amam (1953);
Assim Caminha a Humanidade (1956);
O Diário de Anne Frank (1959).
Nationality: American. Born: George Cooper Stevens in Oakland, California, 18 December 1904. Family: Married Joan (Stevens) (divorced), one son. Military Service: Joined U.S. Army Signal Corps, became head of Special Motion Pictures Unit assigned to photograph activities of 6th Army, 1943; Unit awarded citation from General Eisenhower, 1945. Career: Actor and stage manager for father's theatrical company, 1920–21; moved to Hollywood, 1921, worked as assistant and 2nd cameraman, then cameraman; joined Hal Roach as cameraman for Laurel and Hardy shorts, 1927; director of two-reel shorts for Roach, from 1930, and for RKO and Universal, from 1932; directed first feature, The Cohens and Kellys in Trouble, 1933; also producer, from 1938; resumed career after military service during World War II. Awards: Oscars for Best Director, for A Place in the Sun, 1951, and Giant, 1956; Irving G. Thalberg Award, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, 1953. Died: In Paris, 9 March 1975.
