George Cukor

George Dewey Cukor was born on July 7, 1899 in New York (USA). He began his creative career in the theater in 1919, getting a job as an assistant director at the Chicago Theater “The Better ‘Ole”. From 1920 to 1927, George Cukor worked as a director at the Lyceum Theatre in Rochester and then at the Empire Theatre on 42nd Street. In the whirlpool of cinema Cukor dragged in 1929 - first he wrote dialogue, then was the second director and co-director. Cukor’s first production was the satirical comedy more

George Dewey Cukor was born on July 7, 1899 in New York (USA). He began his creative career in the theater in 1919, getting a job as an assistant director at the Chicago Theater “The Better ‘Ole”. From 1920 to 1927, George Cukor worked as a director at the Lyceum Theatre in Rochester and then at the Empire Theatre on 42nd Street. In the whirlpool of cinema Cukor dragged in 1929 - first he wrote dialogue, then was the second director and co-director. Cukor’s first production was the satirical comedy “The Defected Lady”, and the director gained popularity thanks to film adaptations of works of classical and modern literature – on his account “Little Women”, “David Copperfield”, “Lady with Camellia”, “Romeo and Juliet”. George Cukor filmed famous stars of cinema - John Barrymore, Greta Garbo, Spencer Tracy, Cary Grant, Catherine Hepburn. Some of the best films of the director were the films “A Star Is Born” (with Judy Garland) and “Wild Wind” (with Anna Magnani and Anthony Quinn). A special place in the work of George Cukor takes a magnificent adaptation of the famous musical “My Fair Lady”, in which the main roles were performed by the unforgettable Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison.