Frank Borzage

American film director and actor (1894-1962)

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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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A farewell to arms
Moonrise
Moonrise

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The SILVA ribosomal RNA gene database project: improved data processing and web-based tools
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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).