Director michael curtiz biography of barack obama

Filmography

Michael Curtiz (1886–1962) was a Hungarian-born American film director whose career spanned from 1912 to 1961. During this period, he directed 178 films.^[1] He began his cinematic career in Hungary, then moved to Austria, and, finally, to the United States.

As his biographer, Alan K. Rode, notes, "A cinematic pioneer, Curtiz made a seamless transition from hand-cranking cameras in silent films to directing the first sound feature where the characters spoke their parts. He led the way in two- and three-color Technicolor, directed the first motion-picture produced in VistaVision, and worked extensively in CinemaScope."^[2] Rode also notes that "he helmed rousing adventures, westerns, musicals, war movies, romances, historical dramas, horror films, tearjerkers, melodramas, comedies, spectacles, and film noirs".^[3]

Born in Budapest, Curtiz graduated from Hungary's Royal Academy of Theatre and Art in 1906.^[4&