Charles Vidor
| Charles Vidor | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Károly Vidor 27 July 1900 Budapest, Austria-Hungary (now Hungary) |
| Died | 4 June 1959 (aged 58) Vienna, Austria |
| Cause of death | Heart attack |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Years active | 1929–1959 |
| Spouse(s) |
Frances Varone (m. 1925; div. 1932) Karen Morley (m. 1932; div. 1943) Evelyn Keyes (m. 1944; div. 1945) Doris Warner (m. 1945; his death 1959) |
| Children | 3 |
Charles Vidor (July 27, 1900 – June 4, 1959) was a Hungarian film director.
Born Károly Vidor to a Jewish family in Budapest, Hungary, he served in the Austro-Hungarian Army during World War I. He first came to prominence during the final years of the silent film era. (He is not related to fellow director King Vidor [1894-1982].)
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).
In 1946 he sued Columbia.
He was married four times:
Charles Vidor died in Vienna, Austria, from a heart attack, aged 58. He was in the midst of making Song Without End, and was replaced as director by George Cukor.
He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6676 Hollywood Boulevard for his contribution to motion pictures. He was entombed at Home of Peace Cemetery in the same mausoleum as Harry Warner.
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