Director
Fred M. Wilcox
Born December 22, 1907 in Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Died September 23, 196411 films
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Fred McLeod Wilcox (December 22, 1907 – September 23, 1964) was an American motion picture director. He worked for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for many years best remembered for directing Lassie Come Home (1943) and Forbidden Planet (1956). These films were entered in the National Film Preservation Board's National Film Registry in 1993 and 2013 respectively.
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First watchForbidden Planet19567.3Starship C57D travels to planet Altair 4 in search of the crew of spaceship "Bellerophon," a scientific expedition that has been missing for twenty years.View filmEssential films
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Filmography
11 films as director- 1960I Passed for WhiteDirector
- 1956Forbidden PlanetDirector
- 1954Tennessee ChampDirector
- 1953Code TwoDirector
- 1952Shadow in the SkyDirector
- 1949The Secret GardenDirector
- 1948Hills of HomeDirector
- 1948Three Daring DaughtersDirector
- 1946Courage of LassieDirector
- 1943Lassie Come HomeDirector
- 1938Joaquin MurrietaDirector