Frank Borzage

Birth Name:

Frank Borzage

Birth Place:

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Profession

Director, Producer, Actor, Writer

Honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
In 1929, became the first recipient of the Academy Award for Best Directing for his work on the film "Seventh Heaven․"
Received the D․W․ Griffith Lifetime Achievement Award in 1961
The George Eastman House awarded him the George Eastman Award for his contribution to film
After developing interest in acting as a boy, Borzage left school to work in a silver mine to pay for acting classes
Quote: "Make the audience sentimental instead of the player․ Make the audience act․"
Known for focusing on the triumphs of love against adversity

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