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Also Known As King Wallis Vidor
Born February 8, 1894 • Galveston • Texas
Died November 1, 1982 (aged 88) • California
Notable Works “Duel in the Sun” • “Japanese War Bride” • “Lightning Strikes Twice” • “Man Without a Star” • “Northwest Passage” • “Ruby Gentry” • “So Red the Rose” • “Solomon and Sheba” • “Stella Dallas” • “The Big Parade” • “The Champ” • “The Citadel” • “The Crowd” • “The Texas Rangers” • “The Wedding Night” • “The Wizard of Oz” • “War and Peace”

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