Clarence Brown

Birth Name:

Clarence Leon Brown

Birth Place:

Clinton, Massachusetts, United States

Profession

Director, Producer, Editor, Assistant director, Actor, Writer

Honored by the George Eastman House with the George Eastman Award in 1957 for his contribution to the arts
Graduated from the University of Tennessee at 19 with two engineering degrees, but did not develop an interest in filmmaking until age 23
Made his directorial debut, alongside Tourneur, in 1920 and would later take over "The Last of the Mohicans" after Tourneur was injured in an on set accident
Often praised as being an 'actor's director', as he continually worked alongside actors, listening to their suggestions and interpretations of his films
His first job in Hollywood was to act as an assistant for French director Maurice Tourneur
The University of Tennessee named their campus auditorium in his honor, The Clarence Brown Theater

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