Full Name Karoly Vidor Name Charles Vidor Years active 1929-1959 | Occupation Film director Cause of death Heart attack Role Film director | |
Born 27 July 1900 ( 1900-07-27 ) Budapest, Austria-Hungary (now Hungary) Died June 4, 1959, Vienna, Austria Spouse Doris Warner (m. 1945–1959) Children Quentin Vidor, Michael Karoly, Brian Vidor Nominations Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film Movies Gilda, A Farewell to Arms, Cover Girl, The Swan, A Song to Remember Similar People Glenn Ford, Rita Hayworth, George Macready, Evelyn Keyes, George Cukor |
A farewell to arms 1957 charles vidor full movie
Charles Vidor (July 27, 1900 – June 4, 1959) was a Hungarian film director.
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- A farewell to arms 1957 charles vidor full movie
- 1957 A farewell to arms Hollywood meets Bruneck Brunico
- Life and career
- Death
- Recognition
- References
1957 - A farewell to arms - Hollywood meets Bruneck - Brunico
Life and career
Born Károly Vidor to a Jewish family in Budapest, Hungary, he served in the Austro-Hungarian Army during World War I. He first came to prominence during the final years of the silent film era. (He is not related to fellow director King Vidor [1894–1982].)
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).
In 1946 he sued Columbia.
He was married four times:
Death
Charles Vidor died in Vienna, Austria, from a heart attack, aged 58. He was in the midst of making Song Without End, and was replaced as director by George Cukor. He was entombed at Home of Peace Cemetery in the same mausoleum as Harry Warner.
Recognition
Vidor has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6676 Hollywood Boulevard for his contribution to motion pictures.