Charles Vidor

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Charles Vidor , actually Karoly Vidor (born July 27, 1900 in Budapest , † June 4, 1959 in Vienna ) was an American director of Hungarian origin. His best-known work is the film noir drama Gilda from 1946.

Life

Charles Vidor fought for the Austro-Hungarian army in the First World War . He then worked in Berlin as a film editor and assistant director for UFA . In 1924 he emigrated to the United States, where he initially earned his living as a singer on Broadway . At times he was a member of a Richard Wagner group. His first film, the experimental short film The Bridge in 1929, was self-financed by Charles Vidor. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer was so impressed by this work that they signed him in 1932. Charles Vidor then directed a total of 35 feature films in Hollywood until his death.

The most important of his films is Gilda , a film noir drama with Rita Hayworth from 1946. He also made three other films with Hayworth. Vidor died in Vienna in 1959 while filming his film Few Are Chosen . His friend George Cukor finished the film for him.

Awards

Charles Vidor won the Silver Condor , an Australian film award, in 1946 for the best foreign film Polonaise (1945). In 1953 and 1956 he was nominated by the US Directors Guild of America for best directorial work. He was immortalized on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Hollywood Boulevard.

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SURNAME Vidor, Charles
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Vidor, Karoly
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American director
DATE OF BIRTH July 27, 1900
PLACE OF BIRTH Budapest
DATE OF DEATH June 4th 1959
Place of death Vienna