George Stevens

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A Place in the Sun

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George Stevens: References & Edit History

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Assorted References

“Diary of Anne Frank, The”
- In The Diary of Anne Frank
“Giant”
- In Giant
“Gunga Din”
- In Gunga Din: Production notes and credits
motion-picture history
- In history of film: The Hollywood studio system
“Penny Serenade”
- In Penny Serenade
“Place in the Sun, A”
- In A Place in the Sun
“Shane”
- In Shane
“Swing Time”
- In Swing Time: Production notes and credits

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Michael Barson

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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Link added.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	May 21, 2024
	First paragraph modernization.	Encyclopaedia Britannica	Apr 09, 2024
	Anniversary information added.		Mar 04, 2024
	Anniversary information added.		Dec 14, 2023
	Add new Web site: LiveAbout - Ida Lupino: Trailblazing Actor, Director, Producer, and Screenwriter.	Gloria Lotha	Jan 08, 2022
	Add new Web site: Turner Classic Movies - Biography of George Stevens.	Gloria Lotha	Jun 28, 2019
	Changed title of the "Assessment" section to "Legacy."	Adam Augustyn	Nov 15, 2017
	Add new Web site: All Movie - Biography of George Stevens.	Emily Rodriguez	Apr 18, 2017
	Added photograph.	Amy Tikkanen	Jul 16, 2014
	Article thoroughly revised.	Amy Tikkanen Michael Barson	Mar 28, 2014
	Add new Web site: Public Broadcasting Service - Biography of George Stevens.	Swati Chopra	Jan 12, 2012
	Add new Web site: Fact Monster - People - Biography of George Stevens.	Swati Chopra	Jan 12, 2012
	Media added.	Alison Eldridge	Nov 03, 2011
	Added new Web site: Reel Classics - George Stevens.	Gloria Lotha	May 15, 2006
	Article revised.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jan 29, 1999
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998