George Stevens Junior
George Stevens Junior (born April 3, 1932 in Los Angeles , California) is an American film producer , screenwriter and founding member and director of the American Film Institute . In the run-up to the 2013 Oscars , Stevens was awarded an honorary Oscar for his life's work on December 1, 2012 and is also highly decorated.
biography
George Cooper Stevens Junior is the only son of filmmaker George Stevens and his first wife, actress Yvonne Stevens .
On July 5, 1965, Stevens married Elizabeth Polk Guest and the couple have two children.
Filmography (selection)
- 1957: People (TV movie)
- 1959: Peter Gunn (TV series, 1 episode)
- 1963: The Five Cities of June (short documentary film)
- 1979–2014: The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (TV show, as a director, producer or screenwriter)
- 1976: Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series, 2 episodes as a director)
- 1967: The American Film: 1966 White House Festival of the Arts (documentary short, as a director)
- 1984: George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (documentary, director)
- 1993: Separate But Equal (TV miniseries, as a director)
- 1994: George Stevens: D-Day to Berlin (television documentary, as a director)
Documentaries (selection)
George Stevens appeared as himself in 39 documentaries . ( As of February 2017. )
- 1973–1993: AFI Life Achievement Award (television documentary series, 13 episodes)
- 1992: Jesus Christ, Movie Star (television documentary)
- 1998: Memories of 'Giant' (documentary)
- 2001: History vs. Hollywood (television documentary series, 1 episode)
- 2004: Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust (television documentary)
- 2009: All the Presidents' Movies: The Movie (television documentary)
- 2010: Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood (television documentary)
Awards & film awards
George Stevens Junior was awarded an honorary Oscar for his life's work on December 1, 2012 and, in addition to 38 nominations, received 30 other prizes ( as of February 2017 ).
Oscars
- Nomination for best documentary short film at the 1964 Academy Awards
- Awarded an honorary Oscar for his life's work, 2013
Primetime Emmy
- Won
- 1975: Special Classification of Outstanding Program and Individual Achievement for "The American Film Institute Salute to James Cagney"
- 1983 and 1986: Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program for "The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts"
- 1988: Outstanding Miniseries for The Mary Phagan Case
- 1989: Outstanding Special Events for "The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts"
- 1994: Outstanding Drama / Comedy Special and Miniseries for "Separate But Equal"
- 1994: Outstanding Individual Achievement - Informational Programming for "George Stevens: D-Day to Berlin"
- 1996, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012: Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special for "The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts"
- 2013: Outstanding Variety Special for "The Kennedy Center Honors"
- Nominations (selection)
- 1975: Special Classification of Outstanding Program and Individual Achievement for "The American Film Institute Salute to Orson Welles"
- 1983: Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program for "The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts"
Writers Guild of America (WGA)
- Won (selection)
- 1989: WGA Award (TV) from the WGA for "George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey"
- 1992: Paul Selvin Honorary Award
- 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006 WGA Award (TV) for "The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts"
- Nominations (selection)
- 1996: WGA Award (TV) for "The American Film Institute Salute to Steven Spielberg"
- 1999: WGA Award (TV) for "The American Film Institute Salute to Robert Wise"
- 2004: WGA Award (TV) for "The Kennedy Center Honors"
Other
- 1984: “Golden Hugo” for Best Documentary at the Chicago International Film Festival for George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
- 1985: IDA Award from the International Documentary Association for George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
- 1990: Showmanship Award from the Publicists Guild of America
- 1991: Humanitas Prize for Separate But Equal (TV film about the Brown v. Board of Education trial ) and 2011 for Thurgood (TV film about Thurgood Marshall )
- 2013: "William K. Everson Film History Award" from the National Board of Review
literature
- George Stevens Junior: Conversations at the American Film Institute with the great moviemakers: the next generation , Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. , New York City 2012. ISBN 978-0-307-47498-8 .
Web links
- George Stevens Jr. in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Adam Bernstein: Yvonne Stevens, 1920s silent-film comedic and dramatic actress, dies at age 104 , The Washington Post, washingtonpost.com June 3, 2010, accessed February 8, 2017
- ↑ Biography in the Internet Movie Database , accessed February 8, 2017
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Stevens, George Jr. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Stevens, George Cooper Junior |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American screenwriter, director and film producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 3, 1932 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Los Angeles , California |