Biography
Charles Vidor (July 27, 1900 – June 4, 1959) was a film director. Born Károly Vidor to a Jewish family in Budapest, Hungary, he served in the Hungarian Army during World War I. He first came to prominence during the final years of the silent film era. 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). He was married four times, to Frances Varone (1927–1931), actress Karen Morley (1932–1943), actress Evelyn Keyes (1943–1945), and Doris Warner (1945-1959, until his death), daughter of Warner Bros. President Harry Warner.
Directed
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Gilda (1946) — Director
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The Joker is Wild (1957) — Director
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Cover Girl (1944) — Director
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Hans Christian Andersen (1952) — Director
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A Farewell to Arms (1957) — Director
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Love Me or Leave Me (1955) — Director
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The Swan (1956) — Director
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Ladies in Retirement (1941) — Director
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The Desperadoes (1943) — Director
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A Song to Remember (1945) — Director
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Rhapsody (1954) — Director
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The Lady in Question (1940) — Director
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The Loves of Carmen (1948) — Director
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Song Without End (1960) — Director
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Double Door (1934) — Director
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Blind Alley (1939) — Director
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The Bridge (1929) — Director
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Together Again (1944) — Director
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It's a Big Country (1951) — Director
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Thunder in the East (1952) — Director
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The Tuttles of Tahiti (1942) — Director
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Over 21 (1945) — Director
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Muss 'em Up (1936) — Director
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My Son, My Son! (1940) — Director
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Those High Grey Walls (1939) — Director
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His Family Tree (1935) — Director
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Sensation Hunters (1933) — Director
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New York Town (1941) — Director
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Strangers All (1935) — Director
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The Great Gambini (1937) — Director
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Romance of the Redwoods (1939) — Director
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A Doctor's Diary (1937) — Director
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The Arizonian (1935) — Director
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She's No Lady (1937) — Director