Fred M. Wilcox

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Fred M. Wilcox
Born	(1907-12-22)December 22, 1907 Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Died	September 23, 1964(1964-09-23) (aged 56) Beverly Hills, California, USA
Occupation	Film director

Fred McLeod Wilcox (December 22, 1907 – September 23, 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

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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

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 100242857 LCCN: no97049500 ISNI: 0000 0001 1691 7700 GND: 133950271 BNF: cb14053598d

Persondata
Name	Wilcox, Fred
Alternative names
Short description	American film director
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

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