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Michael Curtiz

Michael Curtiz
Born Manó Kertész Kaminer
December 24, 1886 (1886-12-24)
Flag of Austria-Hungary Budapest, Austria-Hungary (now Hungary)
Died April 10, 1962 (aged 75)
Flag of the United States Hollywood, California, U.S.
Spouse(s) Lucy Doraine (1918-1923)
Lili Damita (1925-1926)
Bess Meredyth (1929-1961)

Michael Curtiz (December 24, 1886 - April 10, 1962) was an Academy Award-winning Hungarian-American film director. Michael Curtis is a Television producer and Writer. He was a writer and Executive producer of Friends during seasons 2 through Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Budapest ( also /ˈbʊ-/) is the capital city of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary it serves as the country's principal Political, Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Lucy Doraine ( 22 May, 1898 &ndash 14 October, 1989) was a Hungarian film actress of the silent era. Lili Damita ( July 10, 1904 – March 21, 1994) was a French film actress Bess Meredyth ( February 12, 1890 - July 13, 1969) was an award-winning film writer and Silent film actress Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama 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. Hungarian Americans are American citizens of Hungarian descent A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. He directed at least 50 films in Europe and a further hundred in the United States, among the best-known being The Adventures of Robin Hood, Angels with Dirty Faces, Casablanca, Yankee Doodle Dandy and White Christmas. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Adventures of Robin Hood is an American swashbuckler film released in 1938 and directed by Michael Curtiz and William Keighley Angels with Dirty Faces is a 1938 Warner Brothers Gangster film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring James Cagney, Casablanca ( is an American Romantic drama film directed by Michael Curtiz, starring Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman and Yankee Doodle Dandy ( is a biographical film about George M Cohan, the actor-singer-dancer-playwright-songwriter-producer-theatre owner-director-choreographer White Christmas is a 1954 Jukebox musical movie starring Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye that featured the songs of Irving Berlin He thrived in the heyday of the Warner Bros. studio in the 1930s and '40s. Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and

He was less successful from the late 1940s onwards, when he attempted to move from studio direction into production and freelance work, but he continued working until shortly before his death.

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Life

Early life

Curtiz was born Manó Kertész Kaminer to a Jewish family in Budapest, Hungary (then Austria-Hungary). PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ Budapest ( also /ˈbʊ-/) is the capital city of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary it serves as the country's principal Political, Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic He claimed to have been born on December 24, 1886. Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Both the date and the year are open to doubt: he was fond of telling tall stories about his early years, including that he had run away from home to join the circus and that he had been a member of the Hungarian fencing team at the 1912 Olympic Games, but he seems to have had a conventional middle-class upbringing. The 1912 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1912 in The middle class, in colloquial usage consists of those who have some economic independence but not a great deal of social Influence or power. He studied at Markoszy University and the Royal Academy of Theater and Art, Budapest, before beginning his career as an actor and director as Mihály Kertész at the National Hungarian Theater in 1912. Budapest ( also /ˈbʊ-/) is the capital city of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary it serves as the country's principal Political, [1]

Details of his early experience as a director are sparse, and it is not clear what part he may have played in the direction of several early films, but he is known to have directed at least one film in Hungary before spending six months in 1913 at the Nordisk studio in Denmark honing his craft. The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe On the outbreak of World War I, he briefly served in the artillery of the Austro-Hungarian Army, but he had returned to film-making by 1915. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All The Austro-Hungarian Army was the ground force of the Austro-Hungarian Dual Monarchy (1867 - 1918 In that or the following year he married for the first time, to actress Lucy Doraine. Lucy Doraine ( 22 May, 1898 &ndash 14 October, 1989) was a Hungarian film actress of the silent era. The couple divorced in 1923. Divorce or dissolution of marriage is the termination of a Marriage.

Curtiz left Hungary when the film industry was nationalised in 1919, and soon settled in Vienna. Vienna ( in Wien; see also other names) is the Capital of Austria, and is also one of the nine States of Austria. He made at least 21 films for Sascha Films, among them the Biblical epics Sodom und Gomorrha (1922) and Die Sklavenkönigin (1924). Sascha-Film, in full Sascha-Filmindustrie AG and from 1933 Tobis-Sascha-Filmindustrie AG, was the largest Austrian Film production company of Etymology According to the Online Etymology Dictionary, the word bible is from Latin biblia, traced from the same word through Medieval Latin and Late Latin Sodom und Gomorrha (subtitle Die Legende von Sünde und Strafe, translated Sodom and Gomorrah The Legend of Sin and Punishment; The latter, released in the US as Moon of Israel, caught the attention of Jack Warner, who hired Curtiz for his own studio with the intention of having him direct a similar film for Warner Brothers -- Noah's Ark, which was eventually produced in 1928) Curtiz's second marriage, to another actress, Lili Damita, lasted from 1925 to 1926. This article is about Jack Warner the head of Warner Brothers Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and Noah’s Ark is a 1928 American early romantic Melodrama Disaster film directed by Michael Curtiz and written by Darryl Lili Damita ( July 10, 1904 – March 21, 1994) was a French film actress When he went to America, Curtiz left behind at least one illegitimate son and one illegitimate daughter. [2]

Career in the US

Curtiz arrived in the United States in 1926 (according to some sources on the fourth of July, but according to others in June). In the United States, Independence Day, commonly known as the Fourth of July (or the Fourth) is a Federal holiday commemorating the adoption [3] He took the anglicised name "Michael Curtiz". He had a lengthy and prolific Hollywood career, with directing credits on over 100 films in many film genres. In Film theory, genre refers to the primary method of film categorization based on similarities in the narrative elements from which films are constructed During the 30s, Curtiz was often credited on four films in a single year, although he was not always the sole director on these projects. In the pre-Code period, Curtiz directed such films as Mystery of the Wax Museum, Doctor X (both shot in two-strip Technicolor), and The Kennel Murder Case. Pre-Code films were created before the Motion Picture Production Code or Hays Code - censorship guidelines - took effect on 1 July 1934 in the United Mystery of the Wax Museum is a mystery / horror Technicolor film released in 1933 and directed by Michael Curtiz. Doctor X is a First National / Warner Bros horror and mystery film from 1932. Technicolor is the trademark for a series of color film processes pioneered by Technicolor Motion Picture Corporation The Kennel Murder Case is a 1933 murder mystery novel written by S

In the mid-30s, he began the highly successful cycle of adventure films starring Errol Flynn that included Captain Blood (1935), The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936), The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938), Dodge City, The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939), The Sea Hawk and Santa Fe Trail (1940). Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn ( June 20, 1909 &ndash October 14, 1959) was an Australian Film Actor, most The Charge of the Light Brigade is a 1936 Historical film made by Warner Bros The Adventures of Robin Hood is an American swashbuckler film released in 1938 and directed by Michael Curtiz and William Keighley For the 1939 Western movie, see Dodge City (1939 film. Dodge City is a City and County seat of Ford The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex ( 1939) is a romantic Drama film based on the relationship between Queen Elizabeth I, portrayed The Sea Hawk is a novel by Rafael Sabatini, originally published in 1915 Santa Fe Trail is a 1940 western film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland.

By the early 1940s Curtiz had become fairly wealthy, earning $3,600 per week and owning a substantial estate, complete with polo pitch. [4] One of his regular polo partners was Hal Wallis, who had met Curtiz on his arrival in the country and had established a close friendship with him. Hal B Wallis, CBE ( September 14, 1899 &ndash October 5, 1986) was an Academy Award -winning American Wallis' wife, the actress Louise Fazenda, and Curtiz's third wife, Bess Meredyth, an actress and screenwriter, had been close since before Curtiz's marriage to Meredyth in 1929. Louise Fazenda ( June 17, 1895 - April 17, 1962) was an American film actress, appearing chiefly in silent Bess Meredyth ( February 12, 1890 - July 13, 1969) was an award-winning film writer and Silent film actress Curtiz was frequently unfaithful, and had numerous sexual relationships with extras on set; Meredyth once left him for a short time, but they remained married until 1961, shortly before Curtiz's death. [5] She was Curtiz's helper whenever his need to deal with scripts or other elements went beyond his grasp of English, and he often phoned her for advice when presented with a problem while filming. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States [6]

Prime examples of his work in the 1940s are The Sea Wolf (1941), Casablanca (1942) and Mildred Pierce (1945). The Sea-Wolf is a Novel written in 1904 by American author Jack London. Casablanca ( is an American Romantic drama film directed by Michael Curtiz, starring Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman and Mildred Pierce ( 1945) is a Warner Bros Feature film starring Joan Crawford, Ann Blyth, Jack Carson, Zachary During this period he also directed the pro-Soviet propaganda film Mission to Moscow (1943), which was commissioned at the request of president Franklin D. Roosevelt in order to aid the wartime effort. A soviet (сове́т, "council" originally was a workers' local council in late Imperial Russia. Propaganda is a concerted set of messages aimed at influencing the opinions or behaviors of large numbers of people Mission to Moscow is a 1943 War film directed by Michael Curtiz from a screen play by Howard Koch based on a book by Ambassador Other Curtiz efforts included Four Daughters 1938, Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942), Life With Father (1947), Young Man with a Horn and The Breaking Point (1950). Four Daughters is a 1938 musical Drama film that tells the story of a happy musical family whose lives and loves are disrupted by the arrival Yankee Doodle Dandy ( is a biographical film about George M Cohan, the actor-singer-dancer-playwright-songwriter-producer-theatre owner-director-choreographer Life with Father is the title of a humorous autobiographical book of stories compiled in 1935 by Clarence Day Jr Young Man with a Horn is a 1950 Film based on a biographical novel of the same name about the life of Bix Beiderbecke.

While Curtiz himself had escaped Europe before the rise of Nazism, other members of his family were not so lucky. Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German His sister's family were sent to Auschwitz, where her husband and three children died. "Auschwitz" redirects here For the town see Oświęcim Auschwitz-Birkenau () was the largest of Nazi Germany Curtiz paid part of his own salary into the European Film Fund, a benevolent association which helped European refugees in the film business establish themselves in the US. [7]

In the late 1940s, he made a new agreement with Warners under which the studio and his own production company were to share the costs and profits of his subsequent films. These films did poorly, however, whether as part of the general decline in the film industry in this period or because Curtiz "had no skills in shaping the entirety of a picture". [8] Either way, as Curtiz himself said, "You are only appreciated so far as you carry the dough into the box office. A box office is a place where tickets are sold to the public for Admission to a venue They throw you into gutter next day". [9] The long partnership between director and studio descended into a bitter court battle.

After his relationship with Warners broke down, Curtiz continued to direct on a freelance basis from 1954 onwards. He directed many films for Paramount, including White Christmas (1954), starring Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye; We're No Angels (1955), starring Humphrey Bogart; and King Creole (1958), starring Elvis Presley. Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and Distribution company, based in Hollywood California. White Christmas is a 1954 Jukebox musical movie starring Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye that featured the songs of Irving Berlin Harry Lillis “Bing” Crosby ( May 3, 1903 &ndash October 14, 1977) was an Academy Award winning American Popular Danny Kaye ( January 18, 1913 – March 3, 1987) was an American award-winning Actor, Singer and Comedian We're No Angels is a 1955 Christmas Comedy picture starring Humphrey Bogart, Peter Ustinov, Aldo Ray, Joan Bennett King Creole is an American Motion picture directed by Michael Curtiz, released by Paramount Pictures on July 2, His final film, The Comancheros, was released less than a year before his death from cancer on April 10, 1962. Cancer (medical term Malignant Neoplasm) is a class of Diseases in which a group of cells display uncontrolled Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He is 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.

Personal life

Curtiz was always extremely active: he worked very long days, took part in several sports in his spare time, and was often found to sleep under a cold shower. [10] He was dismissive of actors who ate lunch, believing that "lunch bums" had no energy for work in the afternoons. The flip side of his dedication was an often callous demeanour: Fay Wray said that, "I felt that he was not flesh and bones, that he was part of the steel of the camera". Vina Fay Wray ( September 15, 1907 &ndash August 8, 2004) was a Canadian &ndash American actress and the first [11] He was not popular with most of his colleagues, many of whom thought him arrogant. [12] He reserved most of his venom for subordinates rather than his stars, frequently quarelling with his technicians and dismissing one extra by saying, "More to your right. More. More. Now you are out of the scene. Go home". [13] Bette Davis refused to work with him again after he called her a "goddamned nothing no good sexless son of a bitch"; he had a low opinion of actors in general, saying that acting "is fifty percent a big bag of tricks. Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis (April 5 1908 – October 6 1989 was an American actress of Film, Television and Theatre. The other fifty percent should be talent and ability, although it seldom is". Nevertheless, he did not offend everyone: he treated Ingrid Bergman with courtesy on the set of Casablanca, while Claude Rains credited him with teaching him the difference between film and theater acting, or, "what not to do in front of a camera". (ˈbærjman in Swedish but usually ˈbɝgmən in English (August 29 1915 &ndash August 29 1982 was a Swedish three-time Academy Award -winning and two-time Emmy William Claude Rains (10 November &ndash30 May) was an English award-winning Actor and Film star whose career spanned 47 years [14]

Curtiz had a lifelong struggle with the English language and there are many anecdotes about his failures. For other uses see Anecdota. For a comparison of anecdote with other kinds of stories see Myth legend fairy tale and fable. He bewildered a set dresser on Casablanca by demanding a 'poodle', when he actually wanted a puddle of water. David Niven liked Curtiz's phrase "bring on the empty horses" (for "bring on the horses without riders") so much that he used it for the title of the second volume of his memoirs. James David Graham Niven (1 March 1910 – 29 July 1983 was an English Academy Award -winning Actor probably best known for his role as the punctuality-obsessed

Criticism

Harmetz states that, "Curtiz's vision of any movie. . . was almost totally a visual one", and quotes him as saying, "Who cares about character? I make it go so fast nobody notices". [15]

Sidney Rosenzweig argues that Curtiz did have his own distinctive style, which was in place by the time of his move to America: "high crane shots to establish a story's environment; unusual camera angles and complex compositions in which characters are often framed by physical objects; much camera movement; subjective shots, in which the camera becomes the character's eye; and high contrast lighting with pools of shadows". [16] This style was not purely visual, but had the effect of highlighting the character's relationship to his environment; often this environment was identified with the fate in which the character was trapped. [17] This entrapment then forces the "morally divided" protagonist to make a moral choice. The Protagonist or main character is the central figure of a story. While Rosenzweig accepts that almost every film involves such moral dilemmas to some extent, it is Curtiz's directorial decisions which place the element center stage in his films, albeit at an emotional rather than an intellectual level. [18]

Awards

Curtiz received four nominations for the Academy Award for Best Director: before Casablanca won in 1943, he was nominated for Yankee Doodle Dandy in 1942, and for Angels with Dirty Faces and Four Daughters in 1938. 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 Captain Blood came second as a write-in nomination in 1936.

Selected Hollywood filmography

Main article: Michael Curtiz filmography
Awards
Preceded by
William Wyler
for Mrs. Miniver		 Academy Award for Best Director
1943
for Casablanca		 Succeeded by
Leo McCarey
for Going My Way

References

Notes

  1. ^ Rosenzweig p. These are the films directed by Michael Curtiz 1910s The Last Bohemian (1912 Today and Tomorrow The Mad Genius ( 1931) is a Drama film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring John Barrymore, Marian Marsh, Donald John Sidney Blyth Barrymore ( February 15 1882 – May 29 1942) was an American Actor, frequently called the greatest Marian Marsh, also known as Marilyn Morgan and Marian Henderson (b The Cabin in the Cotton is a 1932 American Drama film directed by Michael Curtiz. Richard "Dick" Semler Barthelmess ( May 9, 1895 &ndash August 17, 1963) was an Oscar-nominated Silent film Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis (April 5 1908 – October 6 1989 was an American actress of Film, Television and Theatre. Doctor X is a First National / Warner Bros horror and mystery film from 1932. Vina Fay Wray ( September 15, 1907 &ndash August 8, 2004) was a Canadian &ndash American actress and the first Lionel Atwill ( March 1, 1885 – April 22, 1946 was an English stage and film actor born in Croydon, London, England. Goodbye Again is a 1933 Comedy film made by First National Pictures / Warner Bros Warren William ( December 2 1894 - September 24 1948) was a Broadway and Hollywood Actor, born Warren William Rose Joan Blondell, known as Joan Blondell, ( August 30, 1906 – December 25, 1979) was an Oscar -nominated American Mystery of the Wax Museum is a mystery / horror Technicolor film released in 1933 and directed by Michael Curtiz. Lionel Atwill ( March 1, 1885 – April 22, 1946 was an English stage and film actor born in Croydon, London, England. Vina Fay Wray ( September 15, 1907 &ndash August 8, 2004) was a Canadian &ndash American actress and the first Glenda Farrell ( June 30, 1904 – May 1, 1971) was an American Film actress. The Kennel Murder Case is a 1933 murder mystery novel written by S William Horatio Powell ( July 29, 1892 – March 5, 1984) was a three-time Academy Award -nominated American actor noted Philo Vance is a Fictional character who starred in 12 Crime novels written by S Jimmy the Gent is a 1934 American comedy - Drama film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring James Cagney and James Francis Cagney Jr ( July 17, 1899 &ndash March 30, 1986) was an Academy Award -winning American Film Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis (April 5 1908 – October 6 1989 was an American actress of Film, Television and Theatre. Front Page Woman is a 1935 American Comedy film directed by Michael Curtiz. George Brent ( March 15 1899 - May 26 1979) was an Irish film and television Actor in American cinema. Captain Blood is a 1935 Swashbuckling Film made by First National Pictures and Warner Brothers. Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn ( June 20, 1909 &ndash October 14, 1959) was an Australian Film Actor, most Olivia Mary de Havilland (born July 1, 1916) is a two-time Academy Award -winning actress. The Adventures of Robin Hood is an American swashbuckler film released in 1938 and directed by Michael Curtiz and William Keighley Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn ( June 20, 1909 &ndash October 14, 1959) was an Australian Film Actor, most Basil Rathbone, MC (13 June 1892 – 21 July 1967 was a South African-born English Actor most famous for his portrayal of Sherlock Angels with Dirty Faces is a 1938 Warner Brothers Gangster film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring James Cagney, James Francis Cagney Jr ( July 17, 1899 &ndash March 30, 1986) was an Academy Award -winning American Film Dodge City is a Western movie starring Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland. Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn ( June 20, 1909 &ndash October 14, 1959) was an Australian Film Actor, most Alan Hale Sr (born Rufus Edward Mackahan, February 10, 1892 - January 22, 1950) was an American movie Actor The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex ( 1939) is a romantic Drama film based on the relationship between Queen Elizabeth I, portrayed Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis (April 5 1908 – October 6 1989 was an American actress of Film, Television and Theatre. Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn ( June 20, 1909 &ndash October 14, 1959) was an Australian Film Actor, most Santa Fe Trail is a 1940 western film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland. Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn ( June 20, 1909 &ndash October 14, 1959) was an Australian Film Actor, most Virginia City is a 1940 black-and-white movie starring Errol Flynn, Miriam Hopkins, and Randolph Scott, and featuring a mustachioed Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn ( June 20, 1909 &ndash October 14, 1959) was an Australian Film Actor, most The Sea Hawk ( 1940) is a Warner Bros Feature film starring Errol Flynn in a story about an English privateer defending his nation's Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn ( June 20, 1909 &ndash October 14, 1959) was an Australian Film Actor, most Alan Hale Sr (born Rufus Edward Mackahan, February 10, 1892 - January 22, 1950) was an American movie Actor The Sea Wolf is a 1941 Black-and-white film adaptation of Jack London 's novel The Sea Wolf with Edward G Edward Goldenberg Robinson Sr (born Emanuel Goldenberg; Yiddish: עמנואל גאלדנבערג December 12 1893 &ndash January John Garfield ( March 4, 1913 – May 21, 1952) was an Academy Award -nominated American actor Casablanca ( is an American Romantic drama film directed by Michael Curtiz, starring Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman and (ˈbærjman in Swedish but usually ˈbɝgmən in English (August 29 1915 &ndash August 29 1982 was a Swedish three-time Academy Award -winning and two-time Emmy Yankee Doodle Dandy ( is a biographical film about George M Cohan, the actor-singer-dancer-playwright-songwriter-producer-theatre owner-director-choreographer James Francis Cagney Jr ( July 17, 1899 &ndash March 30, 1986) was an Academy Award -winning American Film Walter Huston ( April 6 1884 &ndash April 7 1950) was an Academy Award -winning Canadian -born American actor Mildred Pierce ( 1945) is a Warner Bros Feature film starring Joan Crawford, Ann Blyth, Jack Carson, Zachary Joan Crawford (born Lucille Fay LeSueur; ( March 23, 1905 - May 10, 1977) Crawford was signed to a motion picture Ann Marie Blyth (born August 16, 1928) is an Oscar-nominated American actress and Singer, often cast in Hollywood Night and Day is a 1946 Warner Brothers Biographical film of the life of American Composer and Songwriter Cole Albert Porter (June 9 1891 &ndash October 15 1964 was an American Composer and songwriter from Peru, Indiana. John Garfield ( March 4, 1913 – May 21, 1952) was an Academy Award -nominated American actor Patricia Neal (born January 20 1926) is an American award-winning Actress of stage and screen I'll See You in My Dreams was a 1951 film starring Doris Day and Danny Thomas, directed by Michael Curtiz. A biographical motion picture &mdash often shortened to biopic &mdash is a film that dramatizes the life of an actual person or people Gustav Gerson Kahn ( November 6, 1886 – October 8, 1941) was a Musician, Songwriter and Lyricist. Doris Mary Anne von Kappelhoff (born April 3, 1922) is an American Singer, actress, and animal welfare advocate known as Danny Thomas ( January 6, 1912 - February 6, 1991) was an American nightclub Comedian and television and film White Christmas is a 1954 Jukebox musical movie starring Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye that featured the songs of Irving Berlin Harry Lillis “Bing” Crosby ( May 3, 1903 &ndash October 14, 1977) was an Academy Award winning American Popular Rosemary Clooney ( May 23, 1928 &ndash June 29, 2002) was an American Singer and actress whose warm radiant The Egyptian is a 1954 Epic film made in Cinemascope by 20th Century Fox, directed by Michael Curtiz and produced Jean Merilyn Simmons OBE (born January 31 1929 is an Oscar -nominated English actress Victor Mature ( 29 January 1913 – 4 August 1999) was an American Film actor. Gene Tierney ( November 19, 1920 – November 6, 1991) was an American film and stage actress. We're No Angels is a 1955 Christmas Comedy picture starring Humphrey Bogart, Peter Ustinov, Aldo Ray, Joan Bennett Sir Peter Alexander Ustinov (ˈjuːstɪnɒf or /ˈuːstɪnɒf/ 16 April 1921 – 28 March 2004) born Peter Alexander Baron von Ustinow King Creole is an American Motion picture directed by Michael Curtiz, released by Paramount Pictures on July 2, Walter John Matthau ( October 1, 1920 – July 1, 2000) was an American award-winning Actor best known for his role Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (often shortened to Huck Finn) is a novel written by American Humorist Mark Twain. Eddie Hodges (born 5 March 1947 Tony Randall ( February 26, 1920 &ndash May 17, 2004) was an American comic and Actor. Patty McCormack (born August 21, 1945) is an American Actress. The Comancheros is a 1961 western film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring John Wayne and Stuart Whitman. John Wayne ( May 26, 1907 &ndash June 11, 1979) was an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award -winning American Stuart Maxwell Whitman (born February 1, 1928) is an American Actor. William Wyler ( July 1, 1902 – July 27, 1981) was a four-time Academy Award -winning motion picture director Mrs Miniver is a 1942 Drama film directed by William Wyler and starring Greer Garson in the title role 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 Casablanca ( is an American Romantic drama film directed by Michael Curtiz, starring Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman and Thomas Leo McCarey ( October 3, 1898 - July 5, 1969) was an Academy Award -winning American Film director Going My Way, a 1944 Academy Award winning film directed by Leo McCarey and starring Bing Crosby. 5.
  2. ^ Harmetz p. 122.
  3. ^ Rosenzweig p. 6 states July 4; Harmetz p. 63 states June.
  4. ^ Harmetz p. 76.
  5. ^ Harmetz p. 121.
  6. ^ Harmetz p. 123.
  7. ^ Harmetz p. 221.
  8. ^ Harmetz pp. 191, 332.
  9. ^ Harmetz p. 332.
  10. ^ Harmetz p. 188.
  11. ^ Harmetz p. 126.
  12. ^ Rosenzweig p. 7.
  13. ^ Harmetz p. 124.
  14. ^ Harmetz p. 190.
  15. ^ Harmetz pp 183-4, 184.
  16. ^ Rosenzweig pp. 6-7.
  17. ^ Rosenzweig p. 158.
  18. ^ Rosenzweig pp. 158-159.

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NAME Curtiz, Michael
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Manó Kertész Kaminer
SHORT DESCRIPTION Hungarian-American film director
DATE OF BIRTH 24 December 1886
PLACE OF BIRTH Budapest, Austria-Hungary (now Hungary
DATE OF DEATH 10 April 1962
PLACE OF DEATH Hollywood, California, U.S.
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