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Jun 7, 2022 · George Stevens Jr.: He had — he had a sense of the audience. I mean, he was an interesting and thoughtful man. In 1951, after my father had made "A Place in the Sun," we went to the Academy ...
Stevens was the father of television and film writer-producer-director George Stevens, Jr., the founder of the American Film Institute (AFI). George Jr. produced and directed the documentary about his father George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey in 1984 [5] and is the father of Stevens's grandson Michael Stevens (1966–2015), who was also a television and film producer-director.
George Stevens Jr. has had a lifelong passion for American film and its ability to enlighten audiences. In his book, My Place In The Sun, he gives an intuitive view of Hollywood's Golden Age and Washington spanning 60 years. He brings to life a gleaming era of American culture and history, highlighting the notable figures who inspired him along ...
Writer and director George Stevens Jr.'s life has long been at the center of culture and politics. He details his extraordinary life and fascinating career i...
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The son and namesake of one of Hollywood's greatest filmmakers, George Stevens Jr.'s life became a search for his own identity and purpose. He found both some 3,000 miles away in Washington DC, where he helped forge the myth of the dynamic, liberal America of the New Frontier and Great Society eras, first as a creator of U.S.-sponsored short films and documentaries and later as founder of the ...
George Cooper Stevens (George Stevens, Jr.’s father), was born on December 18, 1904, the same year the Nickelodeon made its debut in New York and would provide a movie career for George and in time prominence as one of Hollywood’s most admired film directors.
Jun 17, 2022 · But this is the life of George Stevens Jr., who as his narrative unspools seems to have been born to bridge cultures that might be miles apart — literally and figuratively — but have held each ...
