George Stevens was an American

United States

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 film director

Film director

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, producer

Film producer

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, screenwriter

Screenwriter

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 and cinematographer

Cinematographer

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Among his most notable films were Diary of Anne Frank (1959), nominated for Best Director, Giant (1956), winner of Oscar for Best Director, Shane (1953), Oscar nominated, and A Place in the Sun (1951), winner of Oscar for Best Director.
He was born in Oakland, California

Oakland, California

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, and his family included his father Landers Stevens and his mother Georgie Cooper, both of them stage actors.