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van dyke in 1963 23 january 1986 george eastman award photography , film director december 5 , 1906 willard van dyke 1963.jpg willard van dyke
 willard van dyke
willard van dyke

willard van dyke -lrb- december 5 , 1906 -- january 23 , 1986 -rrb- was an american filmmaker , photographer , arts administrator , teacher , and former director of the film department at the museum of modern art .
van dyke went to the university of california , dropping out for a time to avoid taking an rotc course .
van dyke died in january 23 , 1986 of a heart attack on his way to cambridge , mass. , where he was named laureate artist in residence at harvard .
he was 79 years old .
van dyke is survived by his second wife , the former barbara millikin , of new york ; a daughter , alison van dyke , of ithaca , n.y. ; three sons , peter of new york city ; murray of santa fe and neil of stowe , vt. , and six grandchildren .
