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Charles Vidor (July 27, 1900 – June 4, 1959) was a film director
Film director

A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a film. A film director visualizes the Screenplay, controlling a film's artistic and dramatic aspects, while guiding the technical crew and actors in the fulfillment of his or her vision....
.

Born Vidor Károly to a Jew
Jew

A Jew is a member of the Jewish people, an ethnoreligious group that traces its ancestry to the Israelites or Hebrews of the Ancient Near East....
ish family in Budapest, Hungary, he served in the Hungarian Army during World War I
World War I

World War I, or the First World War , was a global military conflict which involved the Great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War I and the Central Powers....
. He first came to prominence during the final years of the silent film
Silent film

A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially spoken dialogue. The idea of combining motion pictures with recorded sound is nearly as old as film itself, but because of the technical challenges involved, synchronized dialogue was only made possible in the late 1920s with the introduction of the Vitaphone system....
 era.

Among his film successes are The Bridge (1929), Cover Girl
Cover Girl (1944 film)

Cover Girl is a 1944 in film United States musical film starring Rita Hayworth and Gene Kelly. The film tells the story of a chorus girl given a chance at stardom when she's offered an opportunity to be a highly-paid cover girl....
 (1944), A Song to Remember
A Song to Remember

A Song to Remember is a 1945 in film Columbia Pictures biographical film which tells a ficitonalised life story of Polish pianist and composer Fryderyk Chopin....
 (1945), Gilda
Gilda

Gilda is a black-and-white film noir directed by Charles Vidor. It stars Glenn Ford and Rita Hayworth in her signature role as the ultimate femme fatale. The film was noted for cinematographer Rudolph Mate's lush photography, costume designer Jean Louis' sexy wardrobe for Hayworth , and choreographer Jack Cole's staging of "Put the...
 (1946), The Loves of Carmen
The Loves of Carmen

The Loves of Carmen is a Technicolor film starring Rita Hayworth as the gypsy Carmen and Glenn Ford as her doomed lover Don Jos?. It was directed by Charles Vidor and released by Columbia Pictures....
 (1948), Love Me or Leave Me (1955), The Swan
The Swan (film)

The Swan is a 1956 in film remake by MGM of a 1925 in film film . The film is a romantic comedy directed by Charles Vidor, produced by Dore Schary from a screenplay by John Dighton based on the play by Ferenc Moln?r....
 (1956) , The Joker Is Wild
The Joker Is Wild

The Joker is Wild is a film starring Frank Sinatra, Jeanne Crain, and Mitzi Gaynor, and Eddie Albert which tells the story of Joe E. Lewis, the popular singer and comedian who was a major attraction in nightclubs during 1920s to early 1950s....
 (1957), and A Farewell to Arms
A Farewell to Arms (1957 film)

A Farewell to Arms is a 1957 in film United States drama film directed by Charles Vidor. The screenplay by Ben Hecht, based in part on a 1930 play by Laurence Stallings, was the second feature film adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms....
 (1957).

He was married four times:



Vidor died in Vienna, Austria from a heart attack.






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Charles Vidor (July 27, 1900 – June 4, 1959) was a film director
Film director

A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a film. A film director visualizes the Screenplay, controlling a film's artistic and dramatic aspects, while guiding the technical crew and actors in the fulfillment of his or her vision....
.

Born Vidor Károly to a Jew
Jew

A Jew is a member of the Jewish people, an ethnoreligious group that traces its ancestry to the Israelites or Hebrews of the Ancient Near East....
ish family in Budapest, Hungary, he served in the Hungarian Army during World War I
World War I

World War I, or the First World War , was a global military conflict which involved the Great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War I and the Central Powers....
. He first came to prominence during the final years of the silent film
Silent film

A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially spoken dialogue. The idea of combining motion pictures with recorded sound is nearly as old as film itself, but because of the technical challenges involved, synchronized dialogue was only made possible in the late 1920s with the introduction of the Vitaphone system....
 era.

Among his film successes are The Bridge (1929), Cover Girl
Cover Girl (1944 film)

Cover Girl is a 1944 in film United States musical film starring Rita Hayworth and Gene Kelly. The film tells the story of a chorus girl given a chance at stardom when she's offered an opportunity to be a highly-paid cover girl....
 (1944), A Song to Remember
A Song to Remember

A Song to Remember is a 1945 in film Columbia Pictures biographical film which tells a ficitonalised life story of Polish pianist and composer Fryderyk Chopin....
 (1945), Gilda
Gilda

Gilda is a black-and-white film noir directed by Charles Vidor. It stars Glenn Ford and Rita Hayworth in her signature role as the ultimate femme fatale. The film was noted for cinematographer Rudolph Mate's lush photography, costume designer Jean Louis' sexy wardrobe for Hayworth , and choreographer Jack Cole's staging of "Put the...
 (1946), The Loves of Carmen
The Loves of Carmen

The Loves of Carmen is a Technicolor film starring Rita Hayworth as the gypsy Carmen and Glenn Ford as her doomed lover Don Jos?. It was directed by Charles Vidor and released by Columbia Pictures....
 (1948), Love Me or Leave Me (1955), The Swan
The Swan (film)

The Swan is a 1956 in film remake by MGM of a 1925 in film film . The film is a romantic comedy directed by Charles Vidor, produced by Dore Schary from a screenplay by John Dighton based on the play by Ferenc Moln?r....
 (1956) , The Joker Is Wild
The Joker Is Wild

The Joker is Wild is a film starring Frank Sinatra, Jeanne Crain, and Mitzi Gaynor, and Eddie Albert which tells the story of Joe E. Lewis, the popular singer and comedian who was a major attraction in nightclubs during 1920s to early 1950s....
 (1957), and A Farewell to Arms
A Farewell to Arms (1957 film)

A Farewell to Arms is a 1957 in film United States drama film directed by Charles Vidor. The screenplay by Ben Hecht, based in part on a 1930 play by Laurence Stallings, was the second feature film adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms....
 (1957).

He was married four times:

  • Frances Vidor 1927 – 1931
  • The actress Karen Morley
    Karen Morley

    Karen Morley was an American film actor.Born Mildred Linton in Ottumwa, Iowa, Morley lived there until she was thirteen years old. When she came to Hollywood, she attended Hollywood High School, and she later graduated from UCLA....
     1932 – 1943
  • The actress Evelyn Keyes
    Evelyn Keyes

    Evelyn Keyes was an American film actor....
     1943 – 1945
  • Doris Warner, daughter of Warner Bros. President Harry Warner, 1945 – 1959 (until his death)


Vidor died in Vienna, Austria from a heart attack. He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
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 serves as an entertainment hall of fame....
 at 6676 Hollywood Boulevard for his contribution to motion pictures. He was entombed at Home of Peace Cemetery
Home of Peace Cemetery

The Home of Peace Cemetery is a Jewish cemetery located at 4334 Whittier Boulevard in East Los Angeles, California. There are a number of famous rabbis buried there, and, amongst others, a few celebrities from the entertainment industry are interred here:...
 in the same mausoleum as Harry Warner
Harry Warner

Harry Morris Warner was an United States studio executive, one of the founders of Warner Bros., and a major contributor to the development of the film industry....
.

Filmography

  • 1929
    1929 in film

    EventsThe days of the silent film were numbered. A mad scramble to provide synchronized sound film was on.*January 20 - The movie In Old Arizona was released....
     : The Bridge
  • 1935
    1935 in film

    Events*Judy Garland signs a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ....
     : The Arizonian
  • 1939
    1939 in film

    The year 1939 in film involved some significant events....
     : Blind Alley
    Blind Alley

    Blind Alley is a science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov. It was first published in the March 1945 issue of Astounding Science Fiction, and later included in the collection The Early Asimov ....
  • 1940
    1940 in film

    The year 1940 in film involved some significant events....
     : The Lady in Question
  • 1940
    1940 in film

    The year 1940 in film involved some significant events....
     : My Son, My Son!
    My Son, My Son!

    My Son, My Son! is a 1940 in film drama film directed by Charles Vidor. It was nominated an Academy Award for Academy Award for Best Art Direction by John DuCasse Schulze....
  • 1942
    1942 in film

    The year 1942 in film involved some significant events, in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the Films considered the greatest ever, Casablanca .....
     : The Tuttles of Tahiti
  • 1944
    1944 in film

    The year 1944 in film involved some significant events....
     : Cover Girl
    Cover Girl (1944 film)

    Cover Girl is a 1944 in film United States musical film starring Rita Hayworth and Gene Kelly. The film tells the story of a chorus girl given a chance at stardom when she's offered an opportunity to be a highly-paid cover girl....
  • 1946
    1946 in film

    The year 1946 in film involved some significant events....
     : A Song to Remember
    A Song to Remember

    A Song to Remember is a 1945 in film Columbia Pictures biographical film which tells a ficitonalised life story of Polish pianist and composer Fryderyk Chopin....
     (1945), Gilda
    Gilda

    Gilda is a black-and-white film noir directed by Charles Vidor. It stars Glenn Ford and Rita Hayworth in her signature role as the ultimate femme fatale. The film was noted for cinematographer Rudolph Mate's lush photography, costume designer Jean Louis' sexy wardrobe for Hayworth , and choreographer Jack Cole's staging of "Put the...
  • 1948
    1948 in film

    The year 1948 in film involved some significant events....
     : The Loves of Carmen
    The Loves of Carmen

    The Loves of Carmen is a Technicolor film starring Rita Hayworth as the gypsy Carmen and Glenn Ford as her doomed lover Don Jos?. It was directed by Charles Vidor and released by Columbia Pictures....
  • 1952
    1952 in film

    The year 1952 in film involved some significant events....
     : Hans Christian Andersen
    Hans Christian Andersen (film)

    Hans Christian Andersen is a 1952 in film Hollywood musical film directed by Charles Vidor, with words and music by Frank Loesser. It is a fictionalised, romanticised story revolving around the life of the Denmark poet and story-teller Hans Christian Andersen....
  • 1955
    1955 in film

    The year 1955 in film involved some significant events....
     : Love Me or Leave Me
  • 1956
    1956 in film

    The year 1956 in film involved some significant events....
     : The Swan
    The Swan (film)

    The Swan is a 1956 in film remake by MGM of a 1925 in film film . The film is a romantic comedy directed by Charles Vidor, produced by Dore Schary from a screenplay by John Dighton based on the play by Ferenc Moln?r....
  • 1957
    1957 in film

    The year 1957 in film involved some significant events....
     : The Joker Is Wild
    The Joker Is Wild

    The Joker is Wild is a film starring Frank Sinatra, Jeanne Crain, and Mitzi Gaynor, and Eddie Albert which tells the story of Joe E. Lewis, the popular singer and comedian who was a major attraction in nightclubs during 1920s to early 1950s....
  • 1957
    1957 in film

    The year 1957 in film involved some significant events....
     : A Farewell to Arms
    A Farewell to Arms (1957 film)

    A Farewell to Arms is a 1957 in film United States drama film directed by Charles Vidor. The screenplay by Ben Hecht, based in part on a 1930 play by Laurence Stallings, was the second feature film adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms....


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  • at The Internet Movie Database