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Gregory La Cava (March 10, 1892 – March 1, 1952) was an American film director of Italian descent best known for his films of the 1930s, including My Man Godfrey and Stage Door, which earned him nominations for Academy Award for Best Director.
Gregory La Cava. Director: My Man Godfrey. A former cartoonist, Gregory La Cava entered films during WWI as an animator for Walter Lantz on such animated films as "The Katzenjammer Kids" series.
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May 7, 2024 · Gregory La Cava (born March 10, 1892, Towanda, Pennsylvania, U.S.—died March 1, 1952, Los Angeles, California) was an American film director best known for his screwball comedies, especially My Man Godfrey (1936) and Stage Door (1937).
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Gregory La Cava is probably the greatest classic Hollywood director still in need of rediscovery. While for many people 1930s Hollywood means Chaplin, Hitchcock, von Sternberg, Hawks, Ford, and Lubitsch, with passing nods to Borzage and McCarey, La Cava — who created several of that decade’s most enduring classics — has been unjustly ...
Gregory La Cava was an American film director best known for his comedies ‘My Man Godfrey’ and ‘Stage Door.’. One of the most prominent directors in Hollywood during the 1930s, he was known for his unconventional direction style and creative treatment of comedic themes.
Sep 1, 2021 · Gregory La Cava comedy 'My Man Godfrey' (1936), starring William Powell and Carole Lombard, could teach modern Hollywood some lessons, even at 85 years old.
Gregory La Cava. Director: My Man Godfrey. A former cartoonist, Gregory La Cava entered films during WWI as an animator for Walter Lantz on such animated films as "The Katzenjammer Kids" series.
