John Waters (1934 Academy Award Winner)
(For the contemporary Baltimore based director of the same name, see John Waters (filmmaker))
John Waters (October 31, 1893—May 5, 1965) was an American filmmaker whose career began in the early days of silent film and culminated in two consecutive Academy Award nominations in the newly-instituted category of Best Assistant Director, with the second nomination, for MGM's Viva Villa!, winning him an Oscar statuette at the 7th Academy Awards on February 27, 1935.
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