George Stevens

George Stevens
Stevens with his Oscar for directing Giant, 1957
Born	George Cooper Stevens (1904-12-18)December 18, 1904 Oakland, California, U.S.
Died	March 8, 1975(1975-03-08) (aged 70) Lancaster, California, U.S.
Resting place	Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills
Occupations	Director cinematographer actor writer producer
Years active	1915–1970
Spouse(s)	Yvonne Howell (m. 1930; div. 1947) Joan McTavish (1968–1975)
Children	George Stevens, Jr.
Awards	Full list
Military career
Allegiance	United States
Service / branch	United States Army
Years of service	1943–1946
Rank	Lieutenant Colonel
Unit	Army Signal Corps
Battles / wars	World War II European Theater
Awards	Legion of Merit American Campaign Medal European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal World War II Victory Medal

George Cooper Stevens (December 18, 1904 – March 8, 1975) was an American film director, producer, screenwriter and cinematographer.^[1] He received two Academy Awards and the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award in 1953.

He won the Academy Award for Best Director for A Place in the Sun (1951), and Giant (1956). He was also Oscar-nominated for The Talk of the Town, The More the Merrier (1943), Shane (1953), and The Diary of Anne Frank (1959). Among his most notable films are Swing Time (1936), Gunga Din (1939), Woman of the Year (1942), and The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965).