Director George Stevens, Jr. (Separate But Equal ... Stevens, Jr. also highlights his founding of both the American Film Institute and Kennedy Center Honors. George Stevens, Jr., son of former DGA ...

As founding director of the American Film Institute, George Jr. (DGA member since 1951) has wielded a less publicized yet profound long-term influence on how movies are made. His son Michael Stevens ...

George Raft, Barbara Stanwyck ... two-time Peabody Award recipient and founding director of the American Film Institute, Stevens will be the sixth honoree to receive the award.

Meanwhile, Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg and Paul Thomas Anderson will remain “champions” of TCM for another year.