

Charles Vidor
Directing
Born: July 26, 1900 · Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]
Died: June 4, 1959 (aged 58)
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.
Known for

Gilda
1946

The Joker is Wild
1957

Cover Girl
1944

The Mask of Fu Manchu
1932

Hans Christian Andersen
1952

A Farewell to Arms
1957

Love Me or Leave Me
1955

Me and My Gal
1932

The Swan
1956

Ladies in Retirement
1941

The Desperadoes
1943

A Song to Remember
1945


























