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Frank Borzage

Born April 23, 1894(1894-04-23)
Salt Lake City, Utah
Died June 19, 1962 (aged 68)
Hollywood, California
Spouse(s) Rena Rogers (div. Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Salt Lake City is the Capital and the most populous city of the U Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1941)

Frank Borzage[1] (April 23, 1894[2] –- June 19, 1962) was an Academy Award-winning American film director and actor famed for his mystical romanticism. Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. Romanticism is a complex artistic literary and intellectual movement that originated in the second half of the 18th century in Western Europe, and gained strength during the

Borzage's father, Luigi, was born in Roncone, Austria-Hungary in 1859. Roncone is a Comune (municipality in the Province of Trento in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about As a stone mason, he sometimes worked in Switzerland; he met his future wife, Maria Ruegg (1860, Ricken - 1947), in Zürich, where she worked in a silk factory. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation Zürich (, Zürich German: Züri, Zurich, Zurigo; in English generally Zurich) is the largest city in Switzerland and capital of the Luigi Borzaga immigrated to Hazelton, Pennsylvania in the early 1880s; he worked as a coal miner there and soon brought his Swiss fiancée with him. Hazleton is a city in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States.

The couple married in Hazelton in 1883, and had their first child, Henry, in Wyoming in 1885. The State of Wyoming ( is a sparsely populated state in the western region of the United States. They settled in the Mormon stronghold of Salt Lake City, Utah, where they gave birth to Frank, and remained until 1919. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the fourth largest Christian denomination in the United States and the largest and most well-known Salt Lake City is the Capital and the most populous city of the U Altogether, the couple had fourteen children, eight of whom survived childhood: Henry (1885-1971), Mary, Bill (1892-1973), Frank, Daniel (1896-1975, a performer and member of the John Ford Stock Company), Lew (1898-1974), Dolly (1901) and Susan (1905). The John Ford Stock Company is the name given to the large collection of actors used repeatedly in the films of American director John Ford. Luigi Borzaga died in Los Angeles in a car accident in 1934; his wife died of cancer in 1947. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West

Borzage started working in Hollywood in 1912 as an actor, and continued until 1917. His directorial debut came in 1915 with his film The Pitch o' Chance.

On June 7, 1916, Borzage married vaudeville and film actress Lorena "Rena" B. Rogers in Los Angeles. Although he loved her and treated her well, he and his wife were not compatible: she preferred parties, luxury, and travel, while he was less social, except in his athletic activities. Furthermore, Rena secretly had an abortion around 1921— Borzage loved children—and had several female lovers. Despite their common affection, Rena became dissatisfied with her husband, who, according to family members, had discreet affairs with Lupe Vélez, Mary Pickford, Marion Davies, Joan Crawford, and Hedy Lamarr. Lupe Vélez ( July 18, 1908 &ndash December 13, 1944) was a Mexican actress Mary Pickford ( April 8, 1892 – May 29, 1979) was an Academy Award -winning Canadian motion picture Marion Davies ( January 3, 1897 &ndash September 22, 1961) was an American film Actress. Joan Crawford (born Lucille Fay LeSueur; ( March 23, 1905 - May 10, 1977) Crawford was signed to a motion picture Hedy Lamarr ( November 9, 1913 – January 19, 2000) was an Austrian born American actress [3] By 1940 the strain on their marriage had become too great. At a double celebration for Rena's birthday and their anniversary on June 7, Borzage, who then had a drinking problem, suddenly left his mansion and moved out. Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins A divorce was granted on January 22, 1941; Rena obtained $250,000 in damages and interest. Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been Despite this, the couple maintained contact.

Borzage was a successful director throughout the 1920s but reached his peak in the late silent and early sound era. Absorbing visual influences from the German director F.W. Murnau, who was also resident at Fox at this time, he developed his own style of lushly visual romanticism in a hugely successful series of films starring Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell, including Seventh Heaven (1927), for which he won the first Academy Award for Directing, Street Angel (1928) and Lucky Star (1929). Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau, better known as F W Murnau ( December 28, 1888 &ndash March 11, 1931) was one of the most influential For other uses see Seventh Heaven (disambiguation. Seventh Heaven ( 1927) is a Silent film and one The Academy Award for Achievement in Directing (Best Director is one of the Awards of Merit presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to (He won a second Oscar for 1931's Bad Girl. Bad Girl is a 1931 film nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. ) Borzage's trademark was intense identification with the feelings of young lovers in the face of adversity, love in his films triumphing over such trials as World War I (Seventh Heaven and A Farewell to Arms (1932)), disability (Lucky Star), the Depression (Man's Castle (1933)), a thinly-disguised version of the Titanic disaster in History Is Made at Night (1937), and the rise of Nazism, a theme which Borzage had virtually to himself among Hollywood filmmakers from Little Man, What Now? (1933) to Three Comrades (1938) and The Mortal Storm (1940). For other uses see Seventh Heaven (disambiguation. Seventh Heaven ( 1927) is a Silent film and one A Farewell to Arms is a 1932 American Drama film directed by Frank Borzage. Lucky Star ( 1929) is a romantic drama film starring Janet Gaynor and directed by Frank Borzage. Construction The Titanic was a White Star Line ocean liner built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Ireland History Is Made at Night is a 1937 romantic drama with elements of comedy and spectacle Little Man What Now? ( German title Kleiner Mann was nun?) is a novel by Hans Fallada, which was first published in 1932 the year before Adolf Hitler's Three Comrades 1938 is a Drama film directed by Frank Borzage and produced by Joseph L The Mortal Storm is a 1940 film that was one of the most direct anti- Nazi Hollywood films released before the American entry into the His work after 1940, however, took a turn into religiosity in such films as Strange Cargo (1940) and The Big Fisherman (1959), and his once extremely high reputation fell as his earlier films became hard to see; of his later work only the film noir Moonrise (1948) has enjoyed much critical acclaim. Strange Cargo may refer to Strange Cargo (1929 film Strange Cargo (1936 film Strange Cargo (1940 film, starring The Big Fisherman is a 1959 American film directed by Frank Borzage about the life of St Film noir is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylish Hollywood crime dramas, particularly those that emphasize moral ambiguity and sexual motivation Moonrise is a Black-and-white 1948 Film noir directed by Frank Borzage. After 1948, his output was sporadic, and his last film work was sequences in Edgar G. Ulmer's 1962 film L'Atlantide (Journey Beneath The Desert), for which he was uncredited. Edgar G Ulmer ( September 17, 1904 &ndash September 30, 1972) was an Austrian - American film director Atlantida (L'Atlantide is a French Novel by Pierre Benoit published in February 1919

Borzage died of cancer in 1962 at the age of 68, and was interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California. Forest Lawn Memorial Park is a privately-owned Cemetery in Glendale, Los Angeles, in the United States. Glendale ( is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. For his contributions to film, Borzage was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a Sidewalk along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood Los Angeles California, USA, that

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Ms Cowl also starred in the play and co-directed it The year 1942 in film involved some significant events in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the greatest films of all time The year 1942 in film involved some significant events in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the greatest films of all time The year 1943 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U Stage Door Canteen ( 1943) is a Musical film produced by Sol Lesser Productions and distributed by United Artists. The year 1943 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U The year 1944 in film involved some significant events Events July 20 - Since You Went Away is released " Till We Meet Again " is a popular Song. 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  2. ^ To gain a professional advantage, Borzage subtracted a year from his date of birth while still a teenager; many sources thus give 1893 as his birthdate. Dumont, p. 32.
  3. ^ Dumont, p. 290.

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Awards
Preceded by
—		 Academy Award for Best Director
1927-1928
for Seventh Heaven
co-awardee with Lewis Milestone		 Succeeded by
Frank Lloyd
for The Divine Lady
Preceded by
Norman Taurog
for Skippy		 Academy Award for Best Director
1931-1932
for Bad Girl		 Succeeded by
Frank Lloyd
for Cavalcade
The Academy Award for Achievement in Directing (Best Director is one of the Awards of Merit presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to For other uses see Seventh Heaven (disambiguation. Seventh Heaven ( 1927) is a Silent film and one Lewis Milestone (born Lev Milstein) ( September 30 1895 - September 25 1980) was an Academy Award -winning motion picture For the Australian actor see Frank Lloyd (actor. For the French horn player see Frank Lloyd (horn player. The Divine Lady is a 1929 Silent film which tells the story of the love affair between Horatio Nelson and Emma Hamilton. Norman Rae Taurog ( February 23, 1899 - April 7, 1981) was an Academy Award -winning American film director born in Chicago Skippy is one of the first films nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture, in 1931. Bad Girl is a 1931 film nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. Cavalcade is a 1933 film that takes a historical view of English life from New Year's Eve 1899 through New Years Day 1933
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