Person Details

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Aliases: Manó Kertész Kaminer , Miska , Michael Courtice , Michael Kertesz , Mihaly Kertesz , Michael Kertész , Mihály Kertész , Kertész Mihály , Manó Kaminer , 마이클 커티즈

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]

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Movie Involvements: 152

TV Involvements: 1


Most Famous Work

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 Famous Work

Casablanca
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Casablanca

(1942) Director
The Adventures of Robin Hood
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7
Mildred Pierce
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8

Mildred Pierce

(1945) Director
White Christmas
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7

White Christmas

(1954) Director
Angels with Dirty Faces
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8

Angels with Dirty Faces

(1938) Director
The Comancheros
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7

The Comancheros

(1961) Director
Yankee Doodle Dandy
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7

Yankee Doodle Dandy

(1942) Director
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
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6

Acting

Directing

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Production

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1956 Producer
1949 Executive Producer
Executive Producer
1947 Producer
1935 Producer
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Writing

Costume & Make-Up

Year Role Movie/Tv
1922 Costume Design
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