Vidor
Americannoun
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King (Wallis), 1895–1982, U.S. motion-picture director and producer.
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a town in SE Texas.
Example Sentences
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By not winning this year, he joined Robert Altman, Clarence Brown, Alfred Hitchcock and King Vidor as the most-nominated people in the directing category without a win.
From Los Angeles Times
Crain had just graduated from high school in her hometown of Vidor, Texas, in May of 2023 when she learned that she was pregnant.
From Salon
Cornerback Kindle Vidor fell just as Prescott was throwing deep to a sprinting Lamb, who caught the ball near midfield and cruised to the end zone.
From Seattle Times
Charlie Chaplin’s 1918 short “Shoulder Arms” featured a clumsy doughboy rescuing a French girl while on a secret mission; King Vidor’s 1925 epic “The Big Parade” braided battle scenes and courtship rituals.
From Los Angeles Times
“It mixes new directors and old ones — the venerable King Vidor is here this year — actors, distributors, scholars and the bristly and ardent society of film buffs,” The Times wrote in 1976.
From New York Times
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