Born in La Cañada, California, in 1889 and died in 1949, Victor Fleming started as a mechanic and chauffeur, then worked as a cameraman for Douglas Fairbanks. He became a dependable studio director at MGM, a man's man who liked hunting and flying. In 1939 he directed The Wizard of Oz, after taking over from others, and Gone with the Wind, replacing George Cukor, and won the Oscar for directing the latter. Few directors can claim two such enduring films in one year.
Filmography
- The Virginian (1929)
- Red Dust (1932)
- Bombshell (1933)
- Treasure Island (1934)
- Captains Courageous (1937)
- Test Pilot (1938)
- The Wizard of Oz (1939)
- Gone with the Wind (1939)
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)
- A Guy Named Joe (1943)
- Joan of Arc (1948)