Michael Curtiz: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Mihály Kertész • Michael Courtice
Born	December 25, 1886 • Budapest • Hungary
Died	April 10, 1962 (aged 75) • Los Angeles • California
Awards And Honors	Academy Award (1944)
Notable Works	“Bright Leaf” • “Casablanca” • “Doctor X” • “I’ll See You in My Dreams” • “Jim Thorpe–All American” • “King Creole” • “Life with Father” • “The Adventures of Robin Hood” • “The Best Things in Life Are Free” • “The Boy from Oklahoma” • “The Breaking Point” • “The Charge of the Light Brigade” • “The Comancheros” • “The Egyptian” • “The Hangman” • “The Jazz Singer” • “The Man in the Net” • “The Story of Will Rogers” • “The Strange Love of Molly Louvain” • “The Vagabond King” • “Trouble Along the Way” • “We’re No Angels” • “White Christmas”