Fred M. Wilcox
American film director

Fred M. Wilcox

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American film director
A.K.A.
Fred Wilcox, Fred McLeod Wilcox
Gender:
Male
Places:
United States of America
Is:
Film director
Work field:
Film, TV, Stage & Radio
Birth:
22 December 1907(Tazewell, United States of America)
Death:
23 September 1964(Beverly Hills, United States of America)
Star sign:
Capricorn
Family:
Siblings:
Ruth Selwyn
Pansy Wilcox
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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 enshrined on the National Film Preservation Board's National Film Registry in 1993 and 2013 respectively.

Filmography

  • Joaquin Murrieta (1938)
  • Lassie Come Home (1943)
  • Courage of Lassie (1946)
  • Three Daring Daughters (1948)
  • Hills of Home (1948)
  • The Secret Garden (1949)
  • Shadow in the Sky (1952)
  • Code Two (1953)
  • Tennessee Champ (1954)
  • Forbidden Planet (1956)
  • I Passed for White (1960)