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Charles Vidor

Born 1900-07-26

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 1946 · 7.6 Cover Girl 1944 · 6.7 Hans Christian Andersen 1952 · 6.8 The Mask of Fu Manchu 1932 · 6.2 A Farewell to Arms 1957 · 5.8 Ladies in Retirement 1941 · 7.1 A Song to Remember 1945 · 6.6 Thunder in the East 1952 · 6.3