Fred M. Wilcox

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Fred McLeod Wilcox (born December 22, 1907 in Tazewell , Virginia , † September 23, 1964 in Beverly Hills , California ) was an American film director .

Life

Fred McLeod Wilcox was one of six children of the optician James Wilcox. His siblings included Ruth Selwyn, who married producer Edgar Selwyn, one of the founders of Goldwyn Pictures. Another sister was Pansy Wilcox-Schenck, who married the president of the production company Loew's, Inc. , Nicholas Schenck .

After attending the University of Kentucky , Wilcox worked in the MGM's New York public relations office . In 1929 he was appointed assistant director for King Vidor on his controversial drama Hallelujah . In the following years, Wilcox also worked as a director for test recordings for talented actors.

In 1943, Wilcox first directed a movie ( Homesick ). He was also the director of the sequels Lassie - Hero on Four Paws and Lassie's Home . It turned out that Wilcox was particularly good at working with children, which he demonstrated in 1949 with The Secret Garden , which Margaret O'Brien became acquainted with.

After several B-movies for MGM, in 1956 he delivered the science fiction film Alarm im Weltall, a film that had a lasting impact on the genre. The following year, Wilcox left MGM to work as an independent producer and director. However, he only worked on one more film, I Passed for White with James Franciscus , which he completed in 1960.

Fred McLeod Wilcox died on September 23, 1964 in Beverly Hills.

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SURNAME Wilcox, Fred M.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Wilcox, Fred McLeod (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American film director
DATE OF BIRTH December 22, 1907
PLACE OF BIRTH Tazewell , Virginia
DATE OF DEATH September 23, 1964
Place of death Beverly Hills , California