Fred M. Wilcox (director)

Fred M. Wilcox
Born(1907-12-22)December 22, 1907
Tazewell, Virginia, United States
DiedSeptember 23, 1964(1964-09-23) (aged 56)
OccupationFilm director

Fred McLeod Wilcox (December 22, 1907 – September 23, 1964) was an American motion picture director. He worked for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for many years and is 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.

Filmography

Screenshot of Leslie Nielsen and Anne Francis from the trailer of the motion picture Forbidden Planet.