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ALEXANDER KORDA
Famous Director and Producer.
Born:
September 16, 1893, Hungary
Died:
January 23, 1956 (aged 62) London England
Notable Family Members:
spouse Merle Oberon, brother Zoltan Korda
Sir Alexander Korda, original name Sándor Laszlo Kellner, (born Sept. 16, 1893, Pusztatúrpásztó, Hung.—died Jan. 23, 1956, London, Eng.), Hungarian-born British motion-picture director and producer who made major contributions to the development of Britain’s film industry.
Before he was 20 years old, he worked as a journalist in Budapest, and in 1914 he started the film periodical Pesti Mozi (“Budapest Cinema”). He made his first film in 1914, and by 1917 he had become the co-owner and manager of Corvin, one of Hungary’s largest production studios, and had directed or produced about 20 feature films. Korda left Hungary in 1919 during the political turmoil there and went to Vienna and then to Berlin, where he made several films for the Ufa studios and attracted the attention of Hollywood.
From 1927 to 1930 he directed films in Hollywood, notably The Private Life of Helen of Troy (1927), a historical romance that made his reputation in the American film industry. Korda returned to England in 1931 and founded his own production firm, London Film Productions.
His film The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933) achieved international popularity. Korda’s company followed up this success with a series of lavish productions, notable among them Catherine the Great (1934), The Scarlet Pimpernel (1935), Elephant Boy (1937), The Ghost Goes West (1936), and Rembrandt (1936).
By 1939 Korda had overextended himself financially, however, and he lost control of Denham Studios, the production facilities where many of Britain’s best films of the 1930s had been made. He then went to Hollywood to produce films for a few years. In 1942 he returned to England, where he received the first British knighthood ever conferred on anyone in the film industry. In the mid-1940s he revived London Film Productions and again assembled a talented production team. His company’s later productions included The Third Man (1949), The Wooden Horse (1950), Seven Days to Noon (1950), The Sound Barrier (1952), and Richard III (1955). Despite recurrent financial setbacks, Korda kept on producing films until his death.
Alexander A Korda of Cayce, Lexington County, SC was born on August 6, 1914, and died at age 92 years old on November 4, 2006.
Alexander J Korda of Hendersonville, Henderson County, NC was born on March 23, 1916, and died at age 88 years old on May 30, 2004.
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Kathryn Korda (Jul 23, 1917 - Jul 4, 2008)
Keith Korda (Nov 12, 1968 - Oct 28, 2008)
Leo Korda (May 4, 1893 - Oct 2, 1989)
Leon Korda (Jun 28, 1924 - Apr 24, 2005)
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Libby Korda (Oct 24, 1911 - Apr 1976)
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Mor Korda (Feb 22, 1899 - Aug 1986)
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Rae Korda (Apr 8, 1919 - Dec 1994)
Raymond Korda (Mar 22, 1928 - Nov 11, 1994)
Renee Korda (Apr 22, 1919 - May 1981)
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Robert Korda (Oct 4, 1940 - Jul 8, 2009)
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