Personal Info
Known For:
Directing
Birthday:
December 24, 1886
Place of Birth:
Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]
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Michael Curtiz
Biography
Michael Curtiz (December 24, 1886 — April 10, 1962), born Manó Kaminer, was a Hungarian-American film director. He had early credits as Mihály Kertész and Michael Kertész. He directed more than fifty films in Europe and more than one hundred in the United States. The best-known were The Adventures of Robin Hood, Angels with Dirty Faces, Casablanca, Yankee Doodle Dandy, and White Christmas. He thrived in the heyday of the Warner Bros. studio in the 1930s and '40s.
Curtiz was less successful from the late 1940s onwards, when he attempted to move from studio direction into production and freelance work, but he continued working until shortly before his death.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of | Self (archive footage) |
| 2005 | The Adventures of Errol Flynn | Self (archive footage) |
| 1953 | You're the Star | Self |
| 1951 | The Screen Director | Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited) |
| 1949 | It's a Great Feeling | Michael Curtiz (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Show-Business at War | Self |
| 1913 | Atlantis | |
| 1912 | Today and Tomorrow | Arisztid |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | This Is Your Life | Self |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self |