Michael Curtiz
Known For
Directing
Born
1886-12-24 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]
Died
1962-04-10
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.
Most Known For
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
This Is Your Life
as Self
It's a Great Feeling
as Michael Curtiz (uncredited)
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
as Self (archive footage)
Atlantis
The Screen Director
as Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
Show-Business at War
as Self
Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of
as Self (archive footage)
Today and Tomorrow
as Arisztid
You're the Star
as Self