Charles Vidor

Personal Info

Known ForDirecting
Born1900-07-26
BirthplaceBudapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]

Charles Vidor

Directing

Biography

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.

Filmography

Production & Directing (39)

1960
4.8
1957
6.0
1957
8.1
1956
The SwanDirector
6.9
6.9
1954
RhapsodyDirector
6.6
5.6
1951
5.9
6.6
6.6
1946
GildaDirector
7.5
1945
Over 21Director
6.7
1945
6.5
1944
5.5
1944
Cover GirlDirector
6.4
1943
5.9
5.7
1941
8.5
6.5
6.7
1940
4.8
6.4
1939
Blind AlleyDirector
6.0
1937
8.0
1937
7.5
1937
9.0
1936
Muss 'em UpDirector
6.2
1935
5.5
1935
8.0
1935
6.8
1934
Double DoorDirector
6.9
1933
3.7
1932
Me and My GalAdditional Writing
6.4
5.4
1931
5.5
1929
The BridgeDirector
6.4
1929
The BridgeScreenplay
6.4