Charles Vidor
Directing
- Born
- July 26, 1900 · Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]
- Died
- June 4, 1959 (age 58)
Charles Vidor (July 27, 1900 – June 4, 1959) was a film director. Born Károly Vidor to a Jewish 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. 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, to Frances Varone (1927–1931), actress Karen Morley (1932–1943), actress Evelyn Keyes (1943–1945), and Doris Warner (1945-1959, until his death), daughter of Warner Bros. President Harry Warner.
Known for
Gilda
April 25, 1946
The Joker is Wild
September 26, 1957
Cover Girl
March 22, 1944
The Mask of Fu Manchu
November 4, 1932
Hans Christian Andersen
December 19, 1952
A Farewell to Arms
December 14, 1957
Love Me or Leave Me
May 26, 1955
Me and My Gal
December 4, 1932
The Swan
April 26, 1956
Ladies in Retirement
September 9, 1941
A Song to Remember
January 19, 1945
The Desperadoes
May 25, 1943
Behind the camera37
- 1960Song Without End Director
- 1957A Farewell to Arms Director
- 1957The Joker is Wild Director
- 1956The Swan Director
- 1955Love Me or Leave Me Director
- 1954Rhapsody Director
- 1952Hans Christian Andersen Director
- 1952Thunder in the East Director
- 1951It's a Big Country Director
- 1948The Loves of Carmen Director, Producer