(May 10, 1890-August 17, 1987)
Born in Clinton, Massachusetts
Directed 'National Velvet' (1944) and 'The Yearling' (1946)
Five-time Oscar nominee

He was married four times.
He was nominated five times for the Best Director Oscar and lost them all.
He was friends with Erich Von Stroheim.
When asked what a movie star is, he replied: 'to hell with it, let's leave the dishes in the sink and go see Joan Crawford in a movie.'
He never watched newer movies because he might've unretired.

He was a used car salesman, before his film career.
He earned two degrees in engineering from the University of Tennessee.
A theater at his alma mater was named in his honor.
He served in World War I.
Greta Garbo referred to him as her favorite director.

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