Charles Vidor

Born: 1900-07-26 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]

Died: 1959-06-04

Known For: Directing

Biography

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.

Filmography

1960

Song Without End ... (Director)

1957

A Farewell to Arms ... (Director)
The Joker is Wild ... (Director)

1956

The Swan ... (Director)

1955

Love Me or Leave Me ... (Director)

1954

Reflets de Cannes as Self
Rhapsody ... (Director)

1946

Gilda ... (Director)

1945

A Song to Remember ... (Director)
Over 21 ... (Director)

1944

Cover Girl ... (Director)
Together Again ... (Director)

1943

The Desperadoes ... (Director)

1942

The Tuttles of Tahiti ... (Director)

1941

New York Town ... (Director)
Ladies in Retirement ... (Director)

1940

The Lady in Question ... (Director)
My Son, My Son! ... (Director)

1939

Those High Grey Walls ... (Director)
Blind Alley ... (Director)
Romance of the Redwoods ... (Director)

1937

The Great Gambini ... (Director)
A Doctor's Diary ... (Director)
She's No Lady ... (Director)

1936

Muss 'em Up ... (Director)

1935

His Family Tree ... (Director)
Strangers All ... (Director)
The Arizonian ... (Director)

1934

Double Door ... (Director)

1933

Sensation Hunters ... (Director)

1932

The Mask of Fu Manchu ... (Producer)
Me and My Gal ... (Additional Writing)

1931

Good Sport ... (Writer)

1929

The Bridge ... (Director)