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Alexander Korda, born Kellner Sándor László on September 16, 1893, in Túrkeve, was a film director, producer, and screenwriter. He held citizenship in Hungary and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. His professional career spanned from 1914 to 1955. He was married to María Corda and Merle Oberon and had one child. He was the sibling of Zoltan Korda and Vincent Korda.
Korda spoke German, Hungarian, and English. He received the award of Knight Bachelor. He died of a myocardial infarction on January 23, 1956, in London due to natural causes. He is buried at Golders Green Crematorium. His works include films directed and produced by him.
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Pusztatúrpásztó, Austria-Hungary (now Hungary)
Sir Alexander Korda (/ˈkɔːrdə/; born Sándor László Kellner, 16 September 1893 – 23 January 1956) was a British film producer and director and screenwriter, who founded his own film production studios and film distribution company. Born in Hungary, where he began his career, he worked briefly in the Austrian and German film industries during the era of silent films, before being based in…
Known for
- Korda: I Don't Grow on Trees: Part One — Self1993
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Key facts
- Born
- Sándor László Kellner , ( 1893-09-16 ) 16 September 1893, Pusztatúrpásztó, Austria-Hungary (today part of Túrkeve , Hungary )
- Died
- 23 January 1956 (1956-01-23) (aged 62), Kensington , London , England
- Occupations
- Film director producer screenwriter
- Years active
- 1914–1955
- Spouses
- Maria Farkas ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1919 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1930 ) Merle Oberon ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1939 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1945 ) Alexandra Boycun ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1953 )
- Relatives
- Zoltan Korda (brother), Vincent Korda (brother), Michael Korda (nephew), Chris Korda (great-niece)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- László
- Family name
- Kellner
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Túrkeve
- Place of death
- London
- Sibling
- Vincent Korda
- Occupation
- director
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Knight Bachelor
- Image
- Alexander-Korda-1936.jpg
- Number of children
- 1
Show 12 more facts
- birth name
- Kellner Sándor László
- date of birth
- 1893-09-16
- date of death
- 1956-01-23
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- Commons category
- Alexander Korda
- manner of death
- natural causes
- related category
- Category:Films produced by Alexander Korda
- end of work period
- 1955-00-00
- start of work period
- 1914-00-00
- place of burial
- Golders Green Crematorium
- relative
- Chris Korda
- name in native language
- Sir Alexander Korda
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Encyclopedic overview
Sir Alexander Korda (/ˈkɔːrdə/; born Sándor László Kellner; Hungarian: Korda Sándor; 16 September 1893 – 23 January 1956) was a Hungarian-born British film director, producer, and screenwriter, who founded his own film production studios and film distribution company.
Born in Hungary, where he began his career, he worked briefly in the Austrian and German film industries during the era of silent films, before being based in Hollywood from 1926 to 1930 for the first of his two brief periods there (the other was during World War II). The change led to a divorce from his first wife, the Hungarian film actress María Corda, who was unable to make the transition from silent films to "talkies" because of her Hungarian accent.
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