George Stevens

George Cooper Stevens (December 18, 1904 – March 8, 1975) was an American film director, producer, screenwriter and cinematographer. 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). Provided by Wikipedia