Fred M. Wilcox

Fred M. Wilcox

Born	December 22, 1907(1907-12-22) Tazewell, Virginia, United States
Died	September 23, 1964(1964-09-23) (aged 56) Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States
Occupation	Film director

Fred McLeod Wilcox (22 December 1907 – 23 September 1964) was an American motion picture director. He worked for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for many years, directed the science fiction classic Forbidden Planet (1956) as well as the classic family film Lassie Come Home which was enshrined on the National Film Preservation Board's National Film Registry in 1993.

Filmography

Fred M. Wilcox

1940s	Lassie Come Home Courage of Lassie Three Darling Daughters Hills of Home The Secret Garden

1950s	Shadow in the Sky Code Two Tennessee Champ Forbidden Planet

1960s	I Passed for White

Short films	Joaquin Murrieta

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Name	Wilcox, Fred
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Date of birth	22 December 1907
Place of birth	Tazewell, Virginia, United States
Date of death	23 September 1964
Place of death	Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States