What is Michael Curtiz's full name?
Manó Kertész Kaminer
Michael Curtiz nickname(s):
Manó Kertész Kaminer, Michael Curtiz
Michael Curtiz date of birth:
December 24, 1886
How old was Michael Curtiz when died?
75
Where was Michael Curtiz born?
Budapest, Austria-Hungary (now Hungary)
When did Michael Curtiz die?
April 10, 1962
Where did Michael Curtiz die?
Hollywood, California USA
Why did Michael Curtiz die?
Cancer
How tall is Michael Curtiz?
5' 9" (175 cm)
Michael Curtiz body shape:
Average
Is Michael Curtiz gay or straight?
Straight
What religion is Michael Curtiz?
Jewish
What is Michael Curtiz's ethnicity?
White
What is Michael Curtiz nationality?
Hungarian
Where did Michael Curtiz go to university?
Markoszy University , Royal Academy of Theater and Art, Budapest
What is Michael Curtiz's occupation?
Director
Michael Curtiz claim to fame:
Oscar winning director of Casablanca
Short Biography
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 studio system. His films during the 1930s and '40s encompassed nearly every genre imaginable and some, including Casablanca (1942) and Mildred Pierce (1945), are considered to be film classics. His brilliance waned in the 1950s when he made a number of mediocre films for studios other than Warner. He directed his last film in 1961, a year before his death at 74.