Willard Van Dyke

Directing • AGE 79

Willard Van Dyke (December 5, 1906 – January 23, 1986) was an American filmmaker, photographer, arts administrator, teacher, and former director of the film department at the Museum of Modern Art. Van...

Filmography

Birth of a Nation

Self

1997

He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life

Self (archive footage)

1986

The American Negro

Producer

1963

Land of White Alice

Director

1960

Skyscraper

Director

1959

This Charming Couple

Director

1950

The Photographer

Director

1948

To Hear Your Banjo Play

Producer

1947

Steel Town

Director

1944

Valley Town: A Study of Machines and Men

Director

1940

Tall Tales

Director

1940

The City

Director

1939

The River

Director of Photography

1938

The World Today: The Black Legion - Shadow of Fascism Over America

Director of Photography

1937

Hands

Director

1934