Charles Vidor
Charles Vidor (July 27, 1900 – June 4, 1959)Born Károly Vidor to a Jewish family in Budapest, Hungary, he served in the Austro-Hungarian Army during World War I. He first came to prominence during the final years of the silent film era. (He is not related to fellow director King Vidor [1894–1982].) Among his film successes are The Bridge (1929), Cover Girl (1944), A Song to Remember (1945), Gilda (1946), The Loves of Carmen (1948), Love Me or Leave Me (1955), The Swan (1956), The Joker Is Wild (1957), and A Farewell to Arms (1957). Charles Vidor died in Vienna, Austria, from a heart attack, aged 58. He was in the midst of making Song Without End, and was replaced as director by George Cukor. He is interred at Home of Peace Cemetery in East Los Angeles. At the time of his death, Vidor was married to Doris Warner (Daughter of Warner Bros. President Harry Warner).
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