Charles Vidor

July 26, 1900 — Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]

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.

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Gilda

1946

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The Joker is Wild

1957

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Cover Girl

1944

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The Mask of Fu Manchu

1932

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Hans Christian Andersen

1952

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Love Me or Leave Me

1955

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A Farewell to Arms

1957

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Me and My Gal

1932