King Vidor (Aka) King Wallis Vidorwas an American film director, film producer, and screenwriter. Vidor's best known films areThe Big Parade,The Crowd,Stella Dallas, War and Peace andDuel in the Sun. He was nominated five times for Oscar Award for Best Director, and won eight international film awards during his lifetime career. In 1979, he was awarded anHonorary Academy Awardfor his "incomparable achievements as a cinematic creator and innovator.