He directed two actors to Oscar nominations: Louis Calhern (Best Actor, The Magnificent Yankee (1950)) and Spencer Tracy (Best Actor, En mann gikk av toget (1955)) and Den gamle mannen og havet (1958)).
He directed two actors to Oscar nominations: Louis Calhern (Best Actor, The Magnificent Yankee (1950)) and Spencer Tracy (Best Actor, En mann gikk av toget (1955)) and Den gamle mannen og havet (1958)).