Directing
Charles Vidor
EN cinema · 37 credits
Born
26 July 1900
Died
4 June 1959 (aged 58)
Birthplace
Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]
Also known as Károly Vidor · Karoly Vidor
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.
Known for
Filmography
Song Without End
Director
A Farewell to Arms
Director
The Joker is Wild
Director
The Swan
Director
Love Me or Leave Me
Director
Rhapsody
Director
Thunder in the East
Director
It's a Big Country
Director
The Loves of Carmen
Director, Producer
Gilda
Director
Over 21
Director
A Song to Remember
Director
Cover Girl
Director
Together Again
Director
The Desperadoes
Director
Ladies in Retirement
Director
New York Town
Director
The Lady in Question
Director
My Son, My Son!
Director
Blind Alley
Director
She's No Lady
Director
The Great Gambini
Director
A Doctor's Diary
Director
Muss 'em Up
Director
Strangers All
Director
The Arizonian
Director
His Family Tree
Director
Double Door
Director
Sensation Hunters
Director
Me and My Gal
Additional Writing
Good Sport
Writer
The Bridge
Director, Screenplay