Henry King

Director. Born 24 January 1886 in Christiansburg, Virginia, United States. Died 29 June 1982.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m scoreas director · 5 titles

Golden Globe1 won

Born

24 January 1886, Christiansburg, Virginia, United States

Died

29 June 1982

Active

1938–1955

Frequently works with

Darryl F. Zanuck, Lamar Trotti, Alice Faye, Don Ameche, Jennifer Jones, Tyrone Power

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

The spread

80 and above1

60 to 794

Under 600

Of 5 reviewed titles as director.

In numbers

Reviewed: 5 films
Screen time: 11 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $12m across 4 films with figures
Golden Globes: 1 Golden Globe1 won
Active: 1938–1955

Genres

Drama5
Action1
History1
Music1
Romance1
War1

Best and worst on Fi1m

83BestTwelve O'Clock High1949

61WorstWilson1944

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

381910s

231920s

201930s

141940s

141950s

11960s

Co-stars most worked with

Alice Faye2 titles

Don Ameche2 titles

Jennifer Jones2 titles

Tyrone Power2 titles

Producers most worked with

Darryl F. Zanuck3 titles

Awards

Academy Awards2 nominated

Nominated1945Best Director · Wilson
Nominated1944Best Director · The Song of Bernadette

Golden Globes1 won

Won1944Best Director · The Song of Bernadette

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.