George Cukor

Birth Name: George J./Dewey Cukor

Date of Birth: July 6, 1899

Place of Birth: Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States

Date of Death: January 24, 1983

Place of Death: Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish

George Cukor was an American film director and producer. He won the Academy Award for Best Director for My Fair Lady (1964). He also directed the films What Price Hollywood?, A Bill of Divorcement, Our Betters, Little Women (1933), Dinner at Eight, David Copperfield (1935), Romeo and Juliet (1936), Camille, The Philadelphia Story, Gaslight (1944), Adam’s Rib, Born Yesterday, A Star Is Born (1954), Bhowani Junction, and Rich and Famous, among many others. He was one of the early directors of Gone with the Wind.

He was born on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, to Hungarian Jewish parents, Helen Ilona (Gross) and Viktor/Victor Farkas Cukor. His mother was born in Tokaj. His middle name, Dewey, was in honour of Spanish-American War hero, Admiral George Dewey.

George’s paternal grandfather was Joseph Cukor (the son of Farkas Volf Czukor and Rebek Czukor). Joseph was born in Kállósemjén, Nagykállói, Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg, Hungary.

George’s paternal grandmother was named Victoria Halpett.

Sources: Genealogy of George Cukor (focusing on his father’s side) – https://www.geni.com

Birth record of George Cukor – https://www.familysearch.org

George Cukor on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
George Cukor on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org