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Fred M. Wilcox
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Fred McLeod Wilcox (December 22, 1907 – September 23, 1964) was an American motion picture director. He worked for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for many years best remembered for directing Lassie Come Home (1943) and Forbidden Planet (1956). These films were entered in the National Film Preservation Board's National Film Registry in 1993 and 2013 respectively.
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Fred M. Wilcox was an American film director recognized for his long-term tenure at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, where he became a key director of family dramas and mid-century science fiction.
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He is best known for directing the 1956 science fiction film Forbidden Planet and the 1943 family feature Lassie Come Home, both of which are preserved in the National Film Registry.
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