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Curtiz, Michaelorig. Mihály Kertész(born Dec. 24, 1888, Budapest, Hung.—died April 10, 1962, Hollywood, Calif., U.S.) Hungarian-U.S. film director. He directed films in Hungary and elsewhere in Europe before he was invited to Hollywood by Warner Brothers in 1926. He directed more than 100 Warner Brothers films, including adventure movies with Errol Flynn such as Captain Blood (1935), The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938), and The Sea Hawk (1940). His many other notable films include Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942), the hugely successful Casablanca (1942, Academy Award), Mildred Pierce (1945), and White Christmas (1954). Curtiz, Michael (b. Mihaly Kertész) (1888–1962) film director; born in Budapest. He was a stage actor from 1906, then became a film actor and director in 1912. By the time he came to Hollywood in 1926, he had directed some 60 films in Europe. Working in every film genre, he made some 125 Hollywood films, winning an Academy Award for Casablanca (1943). Known for his fractured English and regarded as a production-line director, he would later gain from reappraisals of his best work. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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