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Also known as Károly Vidor

Hungarian-American film director (1900-1959)

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Directing · Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]

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…

Known for

  • Reflets de Cannes — Self1954

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Key facts

Born
Károly Vidor , ( 1899-07-27 ) 27 July 1899, Budapest , Austria-Hungary (now Hungary)
Died
4 June 1959 (1959-06-04) (aged 59), Vienna , Austria
Resting place
Home of Peace Memorial Park
Occupation
Film director
Years active
1929–1959

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Károly
Gender
male
Citizenship
Hungary
Place of birth
Budapest
Place of death
Vienna
Occupation
film director
Languages spoken
English language
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date of birth
1900-07-27
date of death
1959-06-04
cause of death
myocardial infarction
Commons category
Charles Vidor
manner of death
natural causes
birth name
Vidor Károly
relative
Harry Warner
name in native language
Charles Vidor
start of work period
1929-00-00
end of work period
1959-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview

Charles Vidor (born Károly Vidor; July 27, 1899 – June 4, 1959) was a Hungarian film director. Among his film successes are The Bridge (1929), Double Door (1934), The Tuttles of Tahiti (1942), The Desperadoes (1943), Cover Girl (1944), Together Again (1944), A Song to Remember (1945), Over 21 (1945), Gilda (1946), The Loves of Carmen (1948), Rhapsody (1954), Love Me or Leave Me (1955), The Swan (1956), The Joker Is Wild (1957), and A Farewell to Arms (1957).

Life and career

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