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Encyclopedia > Charles Vidor

Charles Vidor (July 27, 1900June 4, 1959) was a film director. July 27 is the 208th day (209th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 157 days remaining. ... 1900 is a common year starting on Monday. ... June 4 is the 155th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (156th in leap years), with 210 days remaining. ... 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ...


Born Károly Vidor in Budapest, Hungary, Vidor first came to prominence during the final years of the silent film era. See Budapest (band) for the British melancholic post-grunge band. ... A silent film is a film which has no accompanying soundtrack. ...


Among his film successes are Cover Girl (1944), A Song to Remember (1945), Gilda (1946), Love Me or Leave Me (1955), The Swan (film) (1956) and A Farewell to Arms (1957). CoverGirl is a brand of makeup, founded in 1961 by Noxell and acquired by Procter and Gamble in 1989. ... A Song to Remember is a 1945 biographical film which tells the life story of pianist and composer Frederic Chopin. ... Gilda (1946) is a black-and-white film noir directed by Charles Vidor. ... Love Me or Leave Me is a 1955 biographical film which tells the life story of Ruth Etting, a singer who rose from taxi dancer to movie star. ... The Swan is a 1956 remake, directed by Charles Vidor, of a 1925 movie about the daughter of a minor branch of a European royal house who is being considered as a wife for her cousin, the heir to the throne. ... First Scribner Paperback Fiction Edition, ©1995 A Farewell to Arms is a semi-autobiographical novel written by Ernest Hemingway in 1929. ...


He was married three times including two marriages to actresses, Karen Morley from 1932 until 1943, and Evelyn Keyes from 1943 until 1945. Karen Morley (December 12, 1909 - March 8, 2003) was an American film actress. ... 1932 is a leap year starting on a Friday. ... 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ... Evelyn Keyes (November 20, 1919) is an United States actress. ... 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...


Vidor died in Vienna, Austria from a heart attack. He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contribution to motion pictures, at 6676 Hollywood Boulevard. This article is about the city and federal state in Austria. ... A myocardial infarction occurs when an atherosclerotic plaque slowly builds up in the inner lining of a coronary artery and then suddenly ruptures, totally occluding the artery and preventing blood flow downstream. ... A small part of the Walk of Fame The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a sidewalk along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood, California, United States, which is embedded with more than 2,000 five-pointed stars featuring the names of celebrities honored by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce...


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Charles Vidor - Biography - Moviefone (243 words)
Vidor was an American director, born in Hungary.
Vidor was a busy director, although the majority of his films were routine.
Remarkably, considering that Vidor served as an infantry lieutenant for the Germans in WW I, he directed Over 21 (1945), a comedy with Alexander Knox about a middle-aged man adjusting to the rigors of service life.
Lycos Movies - Celebrity - Charles Vidor (136 words)
Vidor made his directorial debut in 1931 with the self-financed short, "The Bridge", which landed him a contract with MGM.
Vidor was noted for his ability to impart a technical fluency to routine subjects; among the best of his prolific output were "Ladies in Retirement" (1941), "Love Me or Leave Me" (1955) and "The Joker Is Wild" (1957).
Vidor was also responsible for the trailblazing psychological study,...
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