Michael Curtiz (1886–1962) |
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Curtiz began acting in and then directing films in his native Hungary in 1912. After WWI, he continued his filmmaking career in Austria and Germany and into the early 1920s when he directed films in other countries in Europe. Moving to the US in 1926, he started making films in Hollywood for Warner Bros. and became thoroughly entrenched in the ...
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Died:(age 75) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA |
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1967
Off to See the Wizard
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- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: Part 1
(1967)
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1 Biographical Movie | 2 Print Biographies | 2 Portrayals | 13 Articles | See more »Alternate Names:
Michael Courtice | Michael Kertesz | Mihaly Kertesz | Michael Kertész | Mihály Kertész | Kertész MihályHeight:
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[chewing out an assistant for not doing an assigned task] The next time I want an idiot to do this, I'll do it myself! NOTE: This is often wrongly attributed to Samuel Goldwyn). See more »Trivia:
His adopted son, John Meredyth Lucas, said he spoke five languages, all of them badly. His thick Hungarian accent often made it difficult for cast and crew to understand him when he spoke English. During the filming of Casablanca (1942), for instance, he asked a set dresser for a "poodle", and when the dresser brought him a small poodle dog, Curtiz exploded at the man--he had meant that he wanted... See more »Nickname:
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