Woodbridge Strong Van Dyke1

M, b. 21 March 1889, d. 5 February 1943
Family Explorer
FatherWoodbridge Strong Van Dyke1 b. 1862, d. 23 Mar 1889
MotherLaura Winston1
Relationships
6th cousin 2 times removed of Evelyn Marie Van Dyke
6th cousin 2 times removed of Robert Edward Van Dyke
6th cousin 2 times removed of John William Van Dyke
6th cousin 2 times removed of Walter Carl Van Dyke
Woodbridge Strong Van Dyke, husband of Zina Ashford
     Woodbridge Strong Van Dyke, son of Woodbridge Strong Van Dyke and Laura Winston, was born on 21 March 1889 at California.1,2

     Woodbridge married Zina Ashford on 16 June 1909, at Tacoma, Pierce, Washington.3,4

     Due to a need for men to serve during World War I, the United States instituted a draft. The first registration was for men between the ages of 21 and 31. As a result, this first registration included men born between June 5, 1886 and June 5, 1896. As World War I continued to escalate, the United States instituted a second draft registration. The second registration was for men who had turned 21 since June 5, 1917, so it added men born between June 5, 1896 and June 5, 1897. Two months later, a supplemental registration was held on August 24, 1918 for men who had become 21 years of age since June 5, 1918, adding the names of men who were born between June 5, 1897 and August 24, 1897. With no end in sight for World War I, the United States instituted it's third and final registration. It included all men who were between the ages of 18 and 21, and 31 to 45 years of age. This added younger men than the previous registrations, those who were born between September 12, 1897 and September 12, 1900; and added an older group of men, born between September 12, 1873 and September 12, 1888. Woodbridge filled out a draft card for World War I on 5 June 1917 (at age 28), while living at San Diego, San Diego, California. He was employed as motion picture director for Essanay Studio, and described as height, tall and slender build with blue eyes and brown. hair..5

     Woodbridge was (an unknown value) circa 19 January 1930.6

     Woodbridge died on 5 February 1943, at age 53,1 and was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles, California.1

Census

     Woodbridge and Zina appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Nisqually, Pierce, Washington, enumerated 7 May 1910. They were living with Zina's parents.7

     Woodbridge and Zina appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, at Santa Monica Blvd, enumerated 13 January 1920. Woodbridge was listed as a motion picture director..8

     Woodbridge appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, at 1541 Holly Vista, enumerated 10 April 1930. Woodbridge was listed as a motion picture director. He was renting at the time..9

Obituary

Motion Picture Director

Born Woodbridge Strong Van Dyke II in San Diego, California. Orphaned from his father when he was only a day old, he accompanied his actress mother on vaudeville tours and made his performing debut at age three. After some rough experiences as a prospector and lumberjack, he entered films as one of D.W. Griffith's assistants on 'Intolerance' (1916). He became a director the following year and shot dozens of B westerns. In 1926 he joined MGM and rose to prominence when he successfully took over the production of 'White Shadows of the South Seas' (1928) from filmaker Robert Flaherty. For many years Van Dyke was Metro's most reliable 'house director', a versatile, efficient craftsman who usually completed films under budget and ahead of schedule. His rapid-fire shooting methods earned him the nickname 'One-Take Woody'. An inveterate big-game hunter and explorer, he took his film crews to such exotic locations as Tahiti (for 'The Pagan', 1929), Africa ('Trader Horn', 1931), and the Arctic Circle ('Eskimo', 1933), but was just as assured with studio-bound Jeanette MacDonald-Nelson Eddy musicals. Although he had a reputation among his colleagues for sloppiness, Van Dyke was, at his best, a strong technician who elicited spontaneous performances from his actors, some of whom (William Powell, Spencer Tracy, Norma Shearer, Robert Morley) received Oscar nominations under his direction. He himself won Best Director nominations for 'The Thin Man' (1934) and 'San Francisco' (1936). Another Van Dyke opus, 'Manhattan Melodrama' (1934), is notorious as the film 'Public Enemy Number One' John Dillinger saw before the FBI shot him outside the Biograph Theatre in Chicago. His more than 90 other credits include 'Tarzan the Ape Man' (1932), 'Naughty Marietta' (1935), 'Rose Marie' (1936), 'Rosalie' (1937), 'It's a Wonderful World' (1939), 'Rage in Heaven' (1941), and 'Journey for Margaret' (1942). In his spare time Van Dyke was involved in politics and was a California delegate to the 1940 Democratic National Convention. At the start of World War II he was commissioned a major in the US Marines and turned his MGM office into a recruiting center. He committed suicide at 53, after a long battle with heart disease and cancer; he had refused most medical treatment because of his Christian Science beliefs. (bio by: Robert Edwards) Find A Grave Administrator10

Family: Woodbridge Strong Van Dyke and Zina Ashford

Last Edited=4 Oct 2024

Citations

  1. [S24] Unknown author, Find A Grave web site, Url: http://www.findagrave.com, Find A Grave Memorial # 19787.
  2. [S43] Census of the United States, 1920 U S Federal Census, Los Angeles, California, Sheet 5 B, line 56, birth location.
  3. [S43] Census of the United States, 1920 U S Federal Census, Los Angeles, California, Sheet 5, line 56 and 57.
  4. [S23] Unknown author, Ancestry Web Site, Url: http://www.ancestry.com, Information from Copy of Record of Marriage.
  5. [S23] Unknown author, Ancestry Web Site, Url: http://www.ancestry.com, Information from Copy of Draft Card.
  6. [S49] Varies, "Brooklyn Daily Eagle, The", The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York) · Sun, Jan 19, 1930 · Page 59.
  7. [S29] Census of the United States, 1910 U S Federal Census, Nisqually, Washington, Sheet 14 A, line 6 and 7.
  8. [S43] Census of the United States, 1920 U S Federal Census, Los Angeles, California, Sheet 5 B, line 56 & 57.
  9. [S42] Census of the United States, 1930 U S Federal Census, Los Angeles, California, Sheet 14 B, Line 67.
  10. [S24] Unknown author, Find A Grave web site, Url: http://www.findagrave.com, Find A Grave Memorial# 19787.

Zacheus Van Dyke1

M, b. 16 June 1732
Family Explorer
FatherJacobus Van Dyke1 b. 1685
MotherCatharine Van Brunt1
Relationships
2nd cousin 7 times removed of Evelyn Marie Van Dyke
2nd cousin 7 times removed of Robert Edward Van Dyke
2nd cousin 7 times removed of John William Van Dyke
2nd cousin 7 times removed of Walter Carl Van Dyke
     Zacheus was baptized on 16 June 1732.1
Last Edited=25 May 2018

Citations

  1. [S58] A. M., Ph.D. Compiler: William B. Aitken, Distinguished Families In America ..... Jan Thomasse Van Dyke, Found on Page 230.

Christian Van Hoorn1

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     Christian married Willemtje Van Dyke, daughter of Henrick Jansz Van Dyck and Jannetje Hermanse Van Borkuloo.1

Family: Christian Van Hoorn and Willemtje Van Dyke

Last Edited=24 Jun 2018

Citations

  1. [S58] A. M., Ph.D. Compiler: William B. Aitken, Distinguished Families In America ..... Jan Thomasse Van Dyke, Found on Page 230.

Folkert Van Hosen1,2

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     Folkert married Teuntje Van Dyke, daughter of Mattys Van Dyke and Angenietje "Surname Unknown".1,3

Family: Folkert Van Hosen and Teuntje Van Dyke

Last Edited=30 Jun 2018

Citations

  1. [S58] A. M., Ph.D. Compiler: William B. Aitken, Distinguished Families In America ..... Jan Thomasse Van Dyke, Found on Page 197.
  2. [S67] Compiler: Teunis G. Bergen, Early Settlers of Kings County, See page 338, paragraph 2; CD #1.
  3. [S67] Compiler: Teunis G. Bergen, Early Settlers of Kings County, Found on Page 338, paragraph 2.

Margaret Van Houten1

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Family Explorer
Relationships
3rd great-grandmother of Evelyn Marie Van Dyke
3rd great-grandmother of Robert Edward Van Dyke
3rd great-grandmother of John William Van Dyke
3rd great-grandmother of Walter Carl Van Dyke
     Margaret married Henry Denton, son of Isaac Denton and Jane Okie, circa 1831.1

Child of Margaret Van Houten and Henry Denton

Last Edited=27 Jan 2021

Citations

  1. [S99] Compiler: Mary Jane Denton, Denton Family Tree In America, The 1635 ~ 2005, This information was provided by Mary Jane Denton. e-mail e-mail address.
 
Compiler: John W. Van Dyke: John W. Van Dyke