- Before entering the movie business, Van Dyke was a gold miner, a lumberjack, a railroad worker and a mercenary.
submitted by - Dr. Reddy Labs
- Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume One, 1890-1945". Pages 1112-1121. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1987.
submitted by - Nihaal Jain
- Woody's father died the day after he was born.
submitted by - Sneha Dhiman
- Directed 4 different actors in Oscar-nominated performances: William Powell, Spencer Tracy, Robert Morley and Norma Shearer.
submitted by - Soha Ali
- Served as a California delegate to the 1940 Democratic National Convention.
submitted by - Aksh Dhiman