Nick Grindé

Nick Grindé

  • Birthday: 1/12/1893
  • Deathday: 6/19/1979
  • Place of birth: Madison, Wisconsin, USA
  • Fame for: Directing
  • Also known as: Nicholas Grindé, Nicholas Grinde, Nick Grinde

Biography

Nick Grindé was an American film director and screenwriter. He directed 57 films between 1928 and 1945. Born in Madison, Wisconsin, Grindé graduated from the University of Wisconsin. He became a Hollywood film writer and director in the late 1920s, and was often assigned to familiarize Broadway stage directors with the techniques of film making. As a director, he is considered one of American cinema's early B film specialists. Throughout his career, Grindé was a popular writer of short stories, articles and columns usually about show business and film making in early Hollywood. In the mid 1930s, he had been married to actress Marie Wilson. Later, he married Korean-American actress Hazel Shon. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences houses the Nick Grindé Papers in its Special Collections.

Filmography

Babes in Toyland
Release date: 12/14/1934

Babes in Toyland

Role(s): Writer

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The Man with Nine Lives
Release date: 4/18/1940

The Man with Nine Lives

Role(s): Director

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The Man They Could Not Hang
Release date: 8/17/1939

The Man They Could Not Hang

Role(s): Director

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The Bishop Murder Case
Release date: 12/31/1929

The Bishop Murder Case

Role(s): Director

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Girls of the Road
Release date: 7/24/1940

Girls of the Road

Role(s): Director

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