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Born '''Károly Vidor''' to a [[Jew]]ish family in [[Budapest, Hungary]], he served in the [[Hungarian Army]] during [[World War I]]. He first came to prominence during the final years of the [[silent film]] era. |
Born '''Károly Vidor''' to a [[Jew]]ish family in [[Budapest, Hungary]], he served in the [[Austro-Hungarian Army]] during [[World War I]]. He first came to prominence during the final years of the [[silent film]] era. |
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Among his film successes are ''[[The Bridge (1929 film)|The Bridge]]'' (1929), ''[[Cover Girl (1944 film)|Cover Girl]]'' (1944), ''[[A Song to Remember]]'' (1945), ''[[Gilda]]'' (1946), ''[[The Loves of Carmen (1948 film)|The Loves of Carmen]]'' (1948), ''[[Love Me or Leave Me (film)|Love Me or Leave Me]]'' (1955), ''[[The Swan (film)|The Swan]]'' (1956), ''[[The Joker Is Wild]]'' (1957), and ''[[A Farewell to Arms (1957 film)|A Farewell to Arms]]'' (1957). |
Among his film successes are ''[[The Bridge (1929 film)|The Bridge]]'' (1929), ''[[Cover Girl (1944 film)|Cover Girl]]'' (1944), ''[[A Song to Remember]]'' (1945), ''[[Gilda]]'' (1946), ''[[The Loves of Carmen (1948 film)|The Loves of Carmen]]'' (1948), ''[[Love Me or Leave Me (film)|Love Me or Leave Me]]'' (1955), ''[[The Swan (film)|The Swan]]'' (1956), ''[[The Joker Is Wild]]'' (1957), and ''[[A Farewell to Arms (1957 film)|A Farewell to Arms]]'' (1957). |
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Charles Vidor | |
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Born | Károly Vidor 27 July 1900 |
Died | 4 June 1959 | (aged 58)
Cause of death | Heart attack |
Occupation | Film director |
Years active | 1929-1959 |
Spouse(s) | Frances Varone (1925-1932; divorced) Karen Morley (1932-1943; divorced; 1 child) Evelyn Keyes (1944-1945; divorced) Doris Warner (1945-1959; his death; 2 children) |
Charles Vidor (July 27, 1900 – June 4, 1959) was a film director.
Life and career
Born Károly Vidor to a Jewish family in Budapest, Hungary, he served in the Austro-Hungarian Army during World War I. He first came to prominence during the final years of the silent film era.
Among his film successes are The Bridge (1929), Cover Girl (1944), A Song to Remember (1945), Gilda (1946), The Loves of Carmen (1948), Love Me or Leave Me (1955), The Swan (1956), The Joker Is Wild (1957), and A Farewell to Arms (1957).
He was married four times:
- Frances Vidor 1927 – 1931
- the actress Karen Morley 1932 – 1943
- the actress Evelyn Keyes 1943 – 1945
- Doris Warner, daughter of Warner Bros. President Harry Warner, 1945 – 1959 (until his death)
Death
Charles Vidor died in Vienna, Austria from a heart attack, aged 58. He was in the midst of making Song Without End, and was replaced as director by George Cukor.
He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6676 Hollywood Boulevard for his contribution to motion pictures. He was entombed at Home of Peace Cemetery in the same mausoleum as Harry Warner.
Filmography
- The Bridge (1929)
- The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932) (uncredited)
- Sensation Hunters (1933)
- Double Door (1934)
- Strangers All (1935)
- The Arizonian (1935)
- His Family Tree (1935)
- Muss 'em Up (1936)
- Sinister House (1936)
- A Doctor's Diary (1937)
- The Great Gambini (1937)
- She's No Lady (1937)
- Romance of the Redwoods (1939)
- Blind Alley (1939)
- The Gates of Alcatraz (1939)
- My Son, My Son! (1940)
- The Lady in Question (1940)
- They Dare Not Love (1941) (co-director - uncredited)
- Ladies in Retirement (1941)
- New York Town (1941)
- The Tuttles of Tahiti (1942)
- The Desperadoes (1943)
- Cover Girl (1944)
- Together Again (1944)
- A Song to Remember (1945)
- Over 21 (1945)
- Gilda (1946)
- The Loves of Carmen (1948)
- It's a Big Country (1951)
- Hans Christian Andersen (1952)
- Thunder in the East (1952)
- Rhapsody (1954)
- Love Me or Leave Me (1955)
- The Swan (1956)
- The Joker Is Wild (1957)
- A Farewell to Arms (1957)
- Song Without End (1960)