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First Name

W.S.

Last Name

Van Dyke

Build

Average

Star Sign

Aries

Date of Death

05 February 1943

Cause of Death

SUICIDE

Ethnicity

White

Gender

Male

Nationality

American

Date of Birth

1889-03-21

Wikipedia Text

Woodbridge Strong "Woody" Van Dyke, Jr. (March 21, 1889 � February 5, 1943) was an American motion picture director.

Couple Profile

He was close friends outside of the studio with Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy, and at his request they officiated at his funeral and sang. He worked more with Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy than any other stars, directing 6-1/2 of the eight MacDonald-Eddy films (the "half" was New Moon (1940), which was completed by Robert Z. Leonard, who received screen credit, when Van Dyke was called away in the middle of shooting for duty with the US Marine Corps). Van Dyke also directed Eddy`s solo film, Rosalie (1937), and two other MacDonald films, San Francisco (1936) and Cairo (1938). He saved Jeanette MacDonald`s life when she attempted suicide (pills) at the news of Nelson Eddy`s marriage in 1939

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Full Name at Birth

Woodbridge Strong Van Dyke II

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Friend

Nelson Eddy, Jeanett Macdonald, Irwing Thalbert, Louis Mayer

Place of Birth

San Diego, California, U.S.

Religion

Christian Science

Place of Death

Brentwood, California, USA