
Director
Charles Vidor
Born July 26, 1900 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]Died June 4, 195934 films
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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Ranked by acclaim and reachFilmography
34 films as director- 1960Song Without EndDirector
- 1957A Farewell to ArmsDirector
- 1957The Joker is WildDirector
- 1956The SwanDirector
- 1955Love Me or Leave MeDirector
- 1954RhapsodyDirector
- 1952Hans Christian AndersenDirector
- 1952Thunder in the EastDirector
- 1951It's a Big CountryDirector
- 1948The Loves of CarmenDirector
- 1946GildaDirector
- 1945Over 21Director
- 1945A Song to RememberDirector
- 1944Together AgainDirector
- 1944Cover GirlDirector
- 1943The DesperadoesDirector
- 1942The Tuttles of TahitiDirector
- 1941New York TownDirector
- 1941Ladies in RetirementDirector
- 1940The Lady in QuestionDirector
- 1940My Son, My Son!Director
- 1939Those High Grey WallsDirector
- 1939Blind AlleyDirector
- 1939Romance of the RedwoodsDirector
- 1937She's No LadyDirector
- 1937The Great GambiniDirector
- 1937A Doctor's DiaryDirector
- 1936Muss 'em UpDirector
- 1935His Family TreeDirector
- 1935The ArizonianDirector
- 1935Strangers AllDirector
- 1934Double DoorDirector
- 1933Sensation HuntersDirector
- 1929The BridgeDirector




