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cellspacing=0 width=100%><tr><td bgcolor=F0F0F0><font size=+3 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>George Stevens</b></font><p><img src="george-stevens.jpg" height=265 width=216 align=right hspace=10 vspace=10 alt="George Stevens"><b>AKA</b> George Cooper Stevens<p><b>Born:</b> <a href="/lists/870/000106552/" class=proflink>18-Dec</a>-<a href="/lists/903/000105588/" class=proflink>1904</a><br><b>Birthplace:</b> <a href="/geo/639/000069432/" class=proflink>Oakland, CA</a><br><b>Died:</b> <a href="/lists/951/000106633/" class=proflink>8-Mar</a>-<a href="/lists/485/000106167/" class=proflink>1975</a><br><b>Location of death:</b> <a href="/geo/932/000080692/" class=proflink>Lancaster, CA</a><br><b>Cause of death:</b> Heart Failure<br><b>Remains:</b> Buried, <a href="/cemetery/650/000208026/" class="proflink">Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills, CA</a><br><p><b>Gender:</b> Male<br><b>Race or Ethnicity:</b> White<br><b>Sexual orientation:</b> Straight<br><b>Occupation:</b> <a href="/lists/166/000068959/" class=proflink>Film Director</a><p><b>Nationality:</b> United States<br><b>Executive summary:</b> <i>A Place in the Sun</i><p><b>Father:</b> Lander Stevens (actor, b. 17-Feb-1877, d. 19-Dec-1940)<br><b>Mother:</b> Georgie Cooper (actress, b. 31-Jul-1882, d. 3-Sep-1968)<br><b>Brother:</b> Jack Stevens (cinematographer, b. 2-Nov-1903, d. 17-Jun-1961)<br><b>Wife:</b> Yvonne Shevlin (m. 1-Jan-1930, div. 1947)<br><b>Wife:</b> Joan McTavish (m. 1968)<br><b>Son:</b> George Stevens, Jr. (b. 3-Apr-1932)<br><p> <a href="/org/969/000205354/">Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences</a> President (1958-59)<br> <a href="/honors/510/000032414/">Oscar for Best Director</a> 1952 for <i>A Place in the Sun</i><br> <a href="/honors/510/000032414/">Oscar for Best Director</a> 1957 for <i>Giant</i><br><p> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">FILMOGRAPHY AS DIRECTOR</font><br> <a href="/films/192/000083940/">The Only Game in Town (21-Jan-1970)</a> <br> <a href="/films/827/000032731/">The Greatest Story Ever Told (15-Feb-1965)</a> <br> <a href="/films/826/000061643/">The Diary of Anne Frank (18-Mar-1959)</a> <br> <a href="/films/163/000034061/">Giant (10-Oct-1956)</a> <br> <a href="/films/957/000032861/">Shane (24-Apr-1953)</a> <br> <a href="/films/809/000260029/">Something to Live For (7-Mar-1952)</a> <br> <a href="/films/628/000034526/">A Place in the Sun (28-Aug-1951)</a> <br> <a href="/films/160/000036052/">I Remember Mama (9-Mar-1948)</a> <br> <a href="/films/247/000066049/">The More the Merrier (26-Mar-1943)</a> <br> <a href="/films/901/000038787/">The Talk of the Town (20-Aug-1942)</a> <br> <a href="/films/144/000036036/">Woman of the Year (19-Jan-1942)</a> <br> <a href="/films/347/000044215/">Penny Serenade (24-Apr-1941)</a> <br> <a href="/films/923/000037812/">Vigil in the Night (5-Feb-1940)</a> <br> <a href="/films/995/000036887/">Gunga Din (24-Jan-1939)</a> <br> <a href="/films/751/000037640/">Vivacious Lady (13-May-1938)</a> <br> <a href="/films/763/000037652/">A Damsel in Distress (19-Nov-1937)</a> <br> <a href="/films/880/000091607/">Quality Street (26-Mar-1937)</a> <br> <a href="/films/752/000037641/">Swing Time (28-Aug-1936)</a> <br> <a href="/films/904/000037793/">Annie Oakley (15-Nov-1935)</a> <br> <a href="/films/957/000038843/">Alice Adams (14-Aug-1935)</a> <br> <a href="/films/942/000258168/">The Nitwits (7-Jun-1935)</a> <br> <a href="/films/122/000204507/">Kentucky Kernels (2-Nov-1934)</a> <br> <a href="/films/891/000237180/">Bachelor Bait (20-Jul-1934)</a> <br><p> <br> <p> <table> <tr> <td align=right valign=middle style="padding-right: 5px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 22px; font-style: italic; color: #ff3333;">New!</span><br> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/" class="fotmlink" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #dd0000;">NNDB MAPPER</a></td> <td valign=middle align=right 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