Biography
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 Dyke went to the University of California, dropping out for a time to avoid taking an ROTC course.
Van Dyke died in January 23, 1986 of a heart attack on his way to Cambridge, Mass., where he was named Laureate Artist in Residence at Harvard. He was 79 years old. Van Dyke is survived by his second wife, the former Barbara Millikin, of New York; a daughter, Alison Van Dyke, of Ithaca, N.Y.; three sons, Peter of New York City; Murray of Santa Fe and Neil of Stowe, Vt., and six grandchildren.
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Filmography
Cast Credits
Crew
Crew Credits
The American Negro
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 1963
Land of White Alice
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1960
Skyscraper
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1959
Skyscraper
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 1959
Mayo florido
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1956
The One with White Shanks
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1955
The Lonely Night
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 1954
The Lonely Night
Role: Director of Photography
MOVIE • 1954
American Frontier
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1953
American Frontier
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 1953
This Charming Couple
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1950
The Photographer
Role: Director of Photography
MOVIE • 1948
The Photographer
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1948
Journey Into Medicine
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1947
To Hear Your Banjo Play
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 1947
To Hear Your Banjo Play
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1947
Steel Town
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1944
Youth Gets a Break
Role: Camera Operator
MOVIE • 1941
Valley Town: A Study of Machines and Men
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1940
Valley Town: A Study of Machines and Men
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1940