John Waters ( October 31 , 1893 – May 5 , 1965 ) was an American film director , second unit director and , earlier , an assistant director . His career began in the early days of silent film and culminated in two consecutive Academy Award nominations in the newly instituted category of Best Assistant Director . The second nomination , for MGM 's '' Viva Villa ! '' , won him an Oscar statuette at the 7th Academy Awards on February 27 , 1935
7th Academy Awards
7th Academy Awards
John Waters (director born 1893)