Charles Vidor

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Charles Vidor

Directing July 26, 1900

Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]

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…

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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.

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  1. 1960
    Song Without End

    Movie Director

  2. 1957
    A Farewell to Arms

    Movie Director

  3. 1957
    The Joker is Wild

    Movie Director

  4. 1956
    The Swan

    Movie Director

  5. 1955
    Love Me or Leave Me

    Movie Director

  6. 1954
    Rhapsody

    Movie Director

  7. 1954
    Reflets de Cannes

    TV show Self

  8. 1952
    Hans Christian Andersen

    Movie Director

  9. 1952
    Thunder in the East

    Movie Director

  10. 1951
    It's a Big Country

    Movie Director

  11. 1948
    The Loves of Carmen

    Movie Director

  12. 1946
    Gilda

    Movie Director

  13. 1945
    Over 21

    Movie Director

  14. 1945
    A Song to Remember

    Movie Director

  15. 1944
    Together Again

    Movie Director

  16. 1944
    Cover Girl

    Movie Director

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  1. 1943
    The Desperadoes

    Movie Director

  2. 1942
    The Tuttles of Tahiti

    Movie Director

  3. 1941
    New York Town

    Movie Director

  4. 1941
    Ladies in Retirement

    Movie Director

  5. 1940
    The Lady in Question

    Movie Director

  6. 1940
    My Son, My Son!

    Movie Director

  7. 1939
    Those High Grey Walls

    Movie Director

  8. 1939
    Blind Alley

    Movie Director

  9. 1939
    Romance of the Redwoods

    Movie Director

  10. 1937
    She's No Lady

    Movie Director

  11. 1937
    The Great Gambini

    Movie Director

  12. 1937
    A Doctor's Diary

    Movie Director

  13. 1936
    Muss 'em Up

    Movie Director

  14. 1935
    His Family Tree

    Movie Director

  15. 1935
    The Arizonian

    Movie Director

  16. 1935
    Strangers All

    Movie Director

  17. 1934
    Double Door

    Movie Director

  18. 1933
    Sensation Hunters

    Movie Director

  19. 1932
    Me and My Gal

    Movie Additional Writing

  20. 1932
    The Mask of Fu Manchu

    Movie Producer

  21. 1931
    Good Sport

    Movie Writer

  22. 1929
    The Bridge

    Movie Director