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Director
Charles Vidor
- Born July 26, 1900 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]
- Died June 4, 1959
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).
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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
Gilda1946
The Joker is Wild1957
Cover Girl1944
The Mask of Fu Manchu1932
Hans Christian Andersen1952
A Farewell to Arms1957
Love Me or Leave Me1955
The Swan1956
Filmography
- 1960Song Without EndFilmDirector
- 1957The Joker is WildFilmDirector
- 1957A Farewell to ArmsFilmDirector
- 1956The SwanFilmDirector
- 1955Love Me or Leave MeFilmDirector
- 1954RhapsodyFilmDirector
- 1954Reflets de CannesSeriesSelf
- 1952Hans Christian AndersenFilmDirector
- 1952Thunder in the EastFilmDirector
- 1951It's a Big CountryFilmDirector
- 1948The Loves of CarmenFilmDirector, Producer
- 1946GildaFilmDirector
- 1945A Song to RememberFilmDirector
- 1945Over 21FilmDirector
- 1944Cover GirlFilmDirector
- 1944Together AgainFilmDirector
- 1943The DesperadoesFilmDirector
- 1942The Tuttles of TahitiFilmDirector
- 1941Ladies in RetirementFilmDirector
- 1941New York TownFilmDirector
- 1940The Lady in QuestionFilmDirector
- 1940My Son, My Son!FilmDirector
- 1939Blind AlleyFilmDirector
- 1939Those High Grey WallsFilmDirector
- 1939Romance of the RedwoodsFilmDirector
- 1937The Great GambiniFilmDirector
- 1937A Doctor's DiaryFilmDirector
- 1937She's No LadyFilmDirector
- 1936Muss 'em UpFilmDirector
- 1935His Family TreeFilmDirector
- 1935Strangers AllFilmDirector
- 1935The ArizonianFilmDirector
- 1934Double DoorFilmDirector
- 1933Sensation HuntersFilmDirector
- 1932The Mask of Fu ManchuFilmProducer
- 1932Me and My GalFilmAdditional Writing
- 1931Good SportFilmWriter
- 1929The BridgeFilmDirector, Screenplay