Michael Curtiz
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- Born
- 1888
- Died
- 1962
- Works
- 9
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- Dodge City
- The unsuspected
- Passage to Marseille
- The kennel murder case
- The charge of the light brigade
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Directing · Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]
Michael Curtiz (December 24, 1886 — April 10, 1962), born Manó Kaminer, was a Hungarian-American film director. He had early credits as Mihály Kertész and Michael Kertész. He directed more than fifty films in Europe and more than one hundred in the United States. The best-known were The Adventures of Robin Hood, Angels with Dirty Faces, Casablanca, Yankee Doodle Dandy, and White Christmas. He…
Known for
- Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of — Self (archive footage)2012
- The Adventures of Errol Flynn — Self (archive footage)2005
- You're the Star — Self1953
- This Is Your Life — Self1952
- The Screen Director — Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)1951
- It's a Great Feeling — Michael Curtiz (uncredited)1949
- The Ed Sullivan Show — Self1948
- Show-Business at War — Self1943
- Atlantis1913
- Today and Tomorrow — Arisztid1912
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Michael Curtiz (December 24, 1886 – April 10, 1962) was an Academy award winning Hungarian-American film director. He had early credits as Mihály Kertész and Michael Kertész. He directed more than fifty films in Europe and more than one hundred in the United States, many of them cinema classics, including The Adventures of Robin Hood, Captain Blood, Dodge City, The Sea Hawk, Angels with Dirty Faces, Casablanca, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Director, Yankee Doodle Dandy, and White
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- Theory of the firm: Managerial behavior, agency costs and ownership structure
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- Comparison of simple potential functions for simulating liquid water
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Key facts
- Born
- Manó Kaminer , ( 1886-12-25 ) December 25, 1886 , Budapest , Austria-Hungary
- Died
- April 10, 1962 (1962-04-10) (aged 75), Los Angeles, California , U.S.
- Other names
- Mike Curtiz, Mihály Kertész
- Citizenship
- Hungary (1886–1933), United States (after 1933)
- Occupation
- Film director
- Years active
- 1912–1961
- Spouses
- Lucy Doraine ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1918 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1923 ) Bess Meredyth ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1929 )
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Key dates
- Born
- 25 December 1886
- Died
- 10 March 1962
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Mihály
- Family name
- Kertész
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Budapest
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Spouse
- Lucy Doraine
- Sibling
- Dezső Kertész
- Occupation
- film actor
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Michael Curtiz (/kɜːrˈtiːz/; born Manó Kaminer; from 1905 Mihály Kertész; Hungarian: Kertész Mihály; December 25, 1886 – April 10, 1962) was a Hungarian and American film director, recognized as one of the most prolific directors in history. He directed classic films from the silent era and numerous others during Hollywood's Golden Age, when the studio system was prevalent.
Curtiz was already a well-known director in Europe when Warner Bros. invited him to Hollywood in 1926, when he was 39 years of age. He had already directed 64 films in Europe, and soon helped Warner Bros. become the fastest-growing movie studio. He directed 102 films during his Hollywood career, mostly at Warners, where he directed ten actors to Oscar nominations. James Cagney and Joan Crawford won their only Academy Awards under Curtiz's direction. He put Doris Day and John Garfield on screen for the first time, and he made stars of Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, and Bette Davis. He himself was nominated five times, and won twice, once for Best Short Subject for Sons of Liberty and once as Best Director for Casablanca.
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