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Michael Curtiz (born Manó Kaminer; December 24, 1888 – April 10, 1962) was one of the most prominent, prolific and successful directors of The Golden Age of Hollywood. Born Kertész Kaminer Manó in Hungary , Curtiz grew up in Budapest, studying at the Royal Academy of Theater and Art and working as an actor and a theatre director before helming his first feature in 1912.
King Creole is directed by Michael Curtiz and adapted to screenplay by Herbert Baker and Michael V. Gazzo from the novel A Stone for Danny Fisher written by Harold Robbins. It stars Elvis Presley, Carolyn Jones, Walter Matthau, Dolores Hart, Dean Jagger, Vic Morrow, Paul Stewart and Jan Shepard.
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In his heyday, Curtiz was in fact a high salaried and prominent Hollywood personality. Extraordinarily prolific and eclectic – perhaps too much so, to the detriment of his posterity – he crafted starring vehicles for such screen immortals as Lauren Bacall, Ingrid Bergman, Kirk Douglas, Cary Grant, Sophia Loren, Paul Newman and John Wayne, along with the roster of greats contracted to ...
Feb 11, 2024 · Hungarian-born American filmmaker Michael Curtiz was one of the most prolific directors of Hollywood's Golden Age (and movie history), offering audiences a wide range of iconic movies that spanned ...
Died April 10, 1962 of cancer in Sherman Oaks, CA. M ichael Curtiz was a legendary film director and colorful figure in Hollywood for 35 years. Many honors came to Curtiz during his long career, among them an Academy Award for his direction of 1943's "Casablanca." His direction also contributed to the winning of Academy Awards by others ...
Michael Curtiz in 1929, shortly after Warner Bros brought the European director to Hollywood (Photo: Ullstein Bild/Getty) Casablanca shouldn’t really have worked. Intended as little more than a cash-in on the success of Algiers, the 1938 Charles Boyer and Hedy Lamarr vehicle, the script was only half-written by the time production started ...
May 27, 2024 · Casablanca, American film drama, released in 1942, that was loosely based on Murray Burnett and Joan Alison’s unproduced play Everybody Comes to Rick’s. A fast-paced, emotionally charged romance set against the tumultuous backdrop of World War II, the film is one of the most celebrated and iconic motion pictures in history. Casablanca.
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