Director

Charles Vidor

Directing

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Very extensive directing filmography.

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Directed movies: 34Directed series: 0All crew credits: 37

TMDB ID: 32134

IMDb ID: nm0896533

Known for: Directing

Born: July 26, 1900

Died: June 4, 1959

Age: 58

Place of birth: Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1929 - 1960

Years active: 32

Average TMDB rating: 6.48

Wikidata: Q149507

Also known as

Károly Vidor • Karoly Vidor

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Director (34)Additional Writing (1)Producer (1)Writer (1)

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Biography

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.