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Charles Vidor Biography

Birth Name:Károly Vidor

Birth Place:Budapest, Hungary

Profession Director, Writer, Producer, Assistant director

Fast Facts

  • Won a Silver Condor Award at the Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards for his work on the film "A Song to Remember․"
  • Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960
  • Served as a lieutenant in the Austro-Hungarian infantry during World War I
  • His introduction to the film industry came as an editor and assistant director for the German film company Ufa
  • Made his credited directorial debut in the 1933 film "Sensation Hunters․"
  • Served as a member of the jury for the 1958 Cannes Film Festival

Awards

  • 1946Silver Condor-Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera): winner
  • 1946Grand Prize of the Festival-Feature Film: nominated
  • 1946International Critics Award-Best Feature Film: nominated
  • 1953DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures: nominated
  • 1956DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures: nominated