Victor Fleming
| Sign | Pisces |
| Born | Feb 23, 1889 La Cañada, CA |
| Died | Jan 6, 1949 Cottonwood, AZ |
| Age | Died at 59 |
| Final Resting PlaceHollywood Forever | |
Victor Fleming | |
| Job | Director, cinematographer, producer |
| Years active | 1910-1949 |
| Top Roles | Himself, Himself |
| Top Genres | Drama, Silent Films, Romance, Comedy, Adventure, War |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, Pre-Code Cinema, Based on Play |
| Top Collaborators | Spencer Tracy, Clark Gable, Louis Jean Heydt, Ward Bond |
| Shares birthday with | Norman Taurog, Peter Fonda, Henry Bergman see more.. |
Victor Fleming Overview:
Legendary director, Victor Fleming, was born on Feb 23, 1889 in La Cañada, CA. Fleming died at the age of 59 on Jan 6, 1949 in Cottonwood, AZ and was laid to rest in Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles, CA.
MINI BIO:
Victor Fleming was best known as a director of rugged action films. Well at home with men of action and sassy ladies, Fleming crowned a hugely successful decade at MGM by directing both The Wizard of Oz and (most of) Gone With the Wind. All the same, he did not make the top rank of feted Hollywood directors, and died a disillusioned and disappointed man after the considerable failure of his last two films.
Fleming was a rugged character in his own right, racing cars for a living until he retired from that dangerous profession and decided to go in for cinematography. By 1916, he had progressed to chief cameraman, mostly on films directed by John Emerson and Alan Dwan. After World War II service with the photographic section of the US Army Signal Corps, Fleming decided to move into direction. By the mid-1920s, he started winning big star assignments, and by 1932, he signed a contract with MGM, the next eight years with MGM containing all of Fleming's best-known films.
(Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Film Directors).HONORS and AWARDS:
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Victor Fleming was nominated for one Academy Award, winning for Best Director for Gone with the Wind in 1939.
Academy Awards
| Year | Award | Film name | Role | Result |
| 1939 | Best Director | Gone with the Wind (1939) | N/A | Won |
He was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Motion Pictures.
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