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Biography

Born in Clinton, Massachusetts. Brown was educated as an engineer at the University of Tennessee before coming into the film industry as an assistant to Maurice Tourneur. He worked with Tourneur for seven years and they co-directed two of Brown's first three films. Brown moved to Universal in 1924 and then to MGM, where he stayed until the mid-1940s. At MGM he was one of the main director of their female stars – he directed Joan Crawford five times and Greta Garbo five times as well. Clinton is a town located in Worcester County, Massachusetts. ... Look up Engineer on Wiktionary, the free dictionary An engineer is someone who practices the profession of engineering – a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems using technology. ... The University of Tennessee (UT), sometimes called the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UT Knoxville or UTK), is the primary institution of the statewide land-grant University of Tennessee system, Tennessees flagship public university. ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ... Maurice Tourneur, born February 2, 1873 – died August 4, 1961, was an important international film director and screenwriter. ... MGM logo Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer or MGM, is a large media company, involved primarily in the production and distribution of cinema and television programs. ... // Events and trends The 1940s were dominated by World War II, the most destructive armed conflict in history. ... Joan Crawford, photographed by Yousuf Karsh, 1948 Joan Crawford (March 23, 1905 – May 10, 1977) was an Academy Award winning American actress. ... Garbo in the 1920s Greta Garbo (September 18, 1905 – April 15, 1990) was a Swedish actress. ...

He worked across the introduction of sound and continued to use the silent films visual techniques throughout his career; he did not work particularly well with dialogue. His works can be regarded as considerate and atmospheric, but too often were conventional, placid and slow. Nevertheless, he was nominated seven times for an Academy Award (six times as a director, once as a producer) but never received the Oscar. A silent film is a film which has no accompanying soundtrack. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... A film producer oversees the making of movies. ...

The Clarence Brown Theater, on the campus of the University of Tennessee, is named in his honor. The University of Tennessee (UT), sometimes called the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UT Knoxville or UTK), is the primary institution of the statewide land-grant University of Tennessee system, Tennessees flagship public university. ...

Filmography

The Last of the Mohicans (1920)

The Great Redeemer (1920)

The Foolish Matrons (1921)

The Light in the Dark (1922)

Don't Marry for Money (1923)

The Acquittal (1923)

The Signal Tower (1924)

Butterfly (1924)

The Eagle (1925)

The Goose Woman (1925)

Smouldering Fires (1925)

Flesh and the Devil (1926)

Kiki (1926)

A Woman of Affairs (1928)

The Trail of '98 (1929)

Navy Blues (1929)

Wonder of Women (1929)

Anna Christie (1930) - Academy Award Nomination for best director.

Romance (1930) - Academy Award Nomination for best director.

Inspiration (1931)

Possessed (1931)

A Free Soul (1931) - Academy Award Nomination for best director.

Emma (1932)

Letty Lynton (1932)

The Son-Daughter (1932)

Looking Forward (1933)

Night Flight (1933)

Sadie McKee (1934)

Chained (1934)

Ah, Wilderness! (1935)

Anna Karenina (1935)

Wife vs. Secretary (1935)

The Gorgeous Hussy (1936)

Conquest (1938)

Of Human Hearts (1938)

Idiot's Delight (1939)

The Rains Came (1939)

Edison, the Man (1940)

Come Live with Me (1941)

They Met in Bombay (1941)

The Human Comedy (1943) - Academy Award Nominations for best director and best picture.

The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)

National Velvet (1944) - Academy Award Nomination for best director.

The Yearling (1946) - Academy Award Nomination for best director.

Song of Love (1947)

Intruder in the Dust (1949)

To Please a Lady (1950)

Angels in the Outfield (1951):

When in Rome (1952)

Plymouth Adventure (1952).

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External links

Clarence Brown at IMDb.com