Cukor moved to Los Angeles in 1929, and in 1931 he helmed his first feature, the Tallulah Bankhead vehicle Tarnished Lady. Soon after, he went to work for RKO Studios, where he made a string of successful films, including Dinner at Eight (1933) and Camille (1936). It was also during this period that Cukor first worked with Katharine Hepburn in a partnership that resulted in 10 movies -- including Little Women and The Philadelphia Story -- and cemented his reputation as a "woman's director."
In 1954, Cukor made his first musical and first color film, A Star Is Born, and in 1965 he won an Oscar for My Fair Lady. He died of heart failure Jan. 24, 1983.
Rich and FamousAfter bonding as college roommates, Merry Noel (Candice Bergen) and Liz (Jacqueline Bisset) evolve into disparate women, but they stay connected in this witty tale chronicling their turbulent 20-year friendship. The film marked two important cinematic milestones: It was the first for Meg Ryan (who... Read More
On Cukor (2000) | NR | |
Rich and Famous (1981) | R | |
The Corn Is Green (1978) | NR | |
Justine (1969) | NR | |
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The Chapman Report (1962) | NR | |
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Heller in Pink Tights (1960) | NR | |
Wild Is the Wind (1957) | NR | |
Les Girls (1957) | NR | |
Lust for Life (1956) | NR | |
A Star Is Born (1954) | PG | |
It Should Happen to You (1954) | NR | |
Pat and Mike (1952) | NR | |
The Marrying Kind (1952) | NR | |
Born Yesterday (1950) | NR | |
Adam's Rib (1949) | NR | |
A Double Life (1947) | NR | |
I'll Be Seeing You (1945) | NR | |
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Keeper of the Flame (1942) | NR | |
A Woman's Face (1941) | NR | |
The Philadelphia Story (1940) | NR | |
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The Women (1939) | NR | |
Holiday (1938) | NR | |
Camille (1936) | NR | |
Romeo and Juliet (1936) | NR | |
Sylvia Scarlett (1935) | NR | |
David Copperfield (1935) | NR | |
Dinner at Eight (1933) | NR | |
Little Women (1933) | NR | |
One Hour with You (1931) | NR | |
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