Michael Curtiz
Directing•Born December 24, 1886•Died April 10, 1962 (age 75)•Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]
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
6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV Series1948
6.5
This Is Your Life
TV Series1952
8.0
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Movie1995
6.0
It's a Great Feeling
Movie1949
7.7
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
Movie2005
Today and Tomorrow
Movie1912
Charmed Lives: A Family Romance
Movie2028
7.0
Show-Business at War
Movie1943
Filmography
Personal Info
DepartmentDirecting
BirthdayDecember 24, 1886
Day of DeathApril 10, 1962
Place of BirthBudapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]
Popularity1.7