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Frank Borzage was an American film director and actor who worked in cinema from the early 20th century until his death in 1962. Though the provided information is limited, his long career spanning several decades suggests he was a significant figure in the development of American film during its formative years.
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Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Frank Borzage (April 23, 1894 – June 19, 1962) was an Academy Award-winning American film director and actor, known for directing 7th Heaven (1927), 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). In 1912 Borzage found employment as an actor…
Known for
- Murnau, Borzage and Fox — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)2008
- Jeanne Eagels — Self (uncredited)1957
- Hollywood Preview — Self1955
- The Oscars1953
- This Is Your Life — Self1952
- The Atom1918
- The Curse of Iku — Allan Carroll / Allan Carroll III1918
- A Mormon Maid — Tom Rigdon1917
- Fear Not — Franklin Shirley1917
- Wee Lady Betty — Roger O'Reilly1917
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Key facts
- 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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- 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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- place of burial
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
- Commons category
- 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
- related category
- Category:Films produced by Frank Borzage
- writing language
- English language
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- 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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