Recommended article: King Vidor's cinema
“Few biographies like that of King Vidor (1894-1982) provide such a hopeful teaching about loyalty to the artistic vocation. A member of a wealthy clan from Galveston (Texas), Vidor rebelled against his father's plans, which planned for him a splendid future at the head of the family industries, and decided as a child to make a living for himself. Employed as an usher at a local movie theater, he discovered the magic of the nascent show business; and, taking advantage of his technical skills, he built with his own hands a camera with which he shot reports that he later sold to the New York news. Goaded by his girlfriend, he bought a beat-up car that would take them both to Hollywood, back in 1914, where Vidor feverishly wrote more than fifty screenplays before managing to sell the first one. And, cajoling diverse patrons or accepting the most unusual commissions, he managed to become a director of films that, although they were not up to his ambition, betrayed the imprint of genius. ”
Extract from an article published in ABC de las Artes y las Letras. Read complete.
See also:
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Vidor
