George Stevens | |
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 Stevens with his Oscar for directing Giant, 1957 | |
| Born | George Cooper Stevens December 18, 1904 Oakland, California, U.S. |
| Died | March 8, 1975 (aged 70) Lancaster, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills |
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| Years active | 1915–1970 |
| Spouse(s) | Yvonne Howell (m. 1930; div. 1947) Joan McTavish (1968–1975) |
| Children | George Stevens, Jr. |
| Awards | Full list |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Service |  United States Army |
| Years of service | 1943–1946 |
| Rank |  Lieutenant Colonel |
| Unit |  Army Signal Corps |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
| Awards |  Legion of Merit American Campaign Medal European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal World War II Victory Medal |
George Cooper Stevens (December 18, 1904 – March 8, 1975) was an American film director, producer, screenwriter and cinematographer.[1] 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).