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Frank Borzage

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Also known as Lew Borzage

American film director and actor (1894-1962)

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Frank Borzage (1894–1962) was an American film director and screenwriter. His notable works include *A Farewell to Arms* and *Moonrise*. He was recognized in the Academy Award Best Director collection and the Hollywood Walk of Fame collection.

Borzage’s filmography includes three primary works, with *Moonrise* appearing twice in available records. He is referenced by 502 other encyclopedia articles.

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Born
Frank Borzaga , ( 1894-04-23 ) April 23, 1894, Salt Lake City, Utah , U.S.
Died
June 19, 1962 (1962-06-19) (aged 68), Los Angeles, California , U.S.
Occupations
Film director, actor
Spouses
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Instance of
human
Given name
Frank
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Salt Lake City
Place of death
Hollywood
Occupation
director
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Image
Frank Borzage 001.JPG
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Frank Borzage
cause of death
cancer
date of birth
1894-04-23
date of death
1962-06-19
manner of death
natural causes
name in native language
Frank Borzage
has works in the collection
Museum of Modern Art
writing language
English language
Commons Creator page
Frank Borzage
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Encyclopedic overview

Frank Borzage (/bɔːrˈzeɪɡi/ né Borzaga; April 23, 1894 – June 19, 1962) was an American film director and actor. He was the first person to win the Academy Award for Best Director for his film 7th Heaven (1927) at the 1st Academy Awards.

Born to Italian and Swiss immigrant parents in Salt Lake City, Borzage began his career as a teenager performing with traveling theater groups throughout the western United States. He found employment in Hollywood in 1912, where he began directing and acting in short films before transitioning to feature films. Borzage's other directorial feature credits include Street Angel (1928), Bad Girl (1931), A Farewell to Arms (1932), Man's Castle (1933), History Is Made at Night (1937), The Mortal Storm (1940), and Moonrise (1948).

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