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David Curtiz(1893-1962)

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Editorial Department
  • Special Effects
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David Curtiz was born on 24 May 1893 in Budapest, Hungary. He was an assistant director, known for Romance on the High Seas (1948), My Dream Is Yours (1949) and I'll See You in My Dreams (1951). He died on 23 May 1962 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornMay 24, 1893
DiedMay 23, 1962(68)
BornMay 24, 1893
DiedMay 23, 1962(68)
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Known for

Doris Day, Jack Carson, Don DeFore, and Janis Paige in Romance on the High Seas (1948)
Romance on the High Seas
7.1
  • Special Effects
  • 1948
Doris Day, Eve Arden, Jack Carson, Lee Bowman, Adolphe Menjou, and S.Z. Sakall in My Dream Is Yours (1949)
My Dream Is Yours
6.6
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 1949
Doris Day, Frank Lovejoy, Danny Thomas, and Patrice Wymore in I'll See You in My Dreams (1951)
I'll See You in My Dreams
6.8
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director(as David C. Gardner)
  • 1951
Joan Crawford and Zachary Scott in Flamingo Road (1949)
Flamingo Road
7.1
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 1949

Credits

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Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • John Wayne and Donna Reed in Trouble Along the Way (1953)
    Trouble Along the Way
    6.8
    • second unit director (as David C. Gardner)
    • 1953
  • Alan Ladd and Virginia Mayo in The Iron Mistress (1952)
    The Iron Mistress
    6.2
    • assistant director
    • second unit director
    • 1952
  • Will Rogers Jr. and Jane Wyman in The Story of Will Rogers (1952)
    The Story of Will Rogers
    6.6
    • second unit director (as David C. Gardner)
    • 1952
  • Doris Day, Frank Lovejoy, Danny Thomas, and Patrice Wymore in I'll See You in My Dreams (1951)
    I'll See You in My Dreams
    6.8
    • second unit director (as David C. Gardner)
    • 1951
  • Burt Lancaster and Phyllis Thaxter in Jim Thorpe -- All-American (1951)
    Jim Thorpe -- All-American
    6.9
    • second unit director (as David C. Gardner)
    • 1951
  • Force of Arms (1951)
    Force of Arms
    6.5
    • second unit director (as David C. Gardner)
    • 1951
  • Lightning Strikes Twice (1951)
    Lightning Strikes Twice
    6.5
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • John Garfield and Patricia Neal in The Breaking Point (1950)
    The Breaking Point
    7.5
    • second unit director (as David C. Gardner)
    • 1950
  • Lauren Bacall, Gary Cooper, and Patricia Neal in Bright Leaf (1950)
    Bright Leaf
    6.7
    • second unit director (as David C. Gardner)
    • 1950
  • Lauren Bacall, Doris Day, Kirk Douglas, and Hoagy Carmichael in Young Man with a Horn (1950)
    Young Man with a Horn
    7.2
    • second unit director (as David C. Gardner)
    • 1950
  • Joan Crawford and Zachary Scott in Flamingo Road (1949)
    Flamingo Road
    7.1
    • second unit director
    • 1949
  • Doris Day, Eve Arden, Jack Carson, Lee Bowman, Adolphe Menjou, and S.Z. Sakall in My Dream Is Yours (1949)
    My Dream Is Yours
    6.6
    • second unit director
    • 1949
  • Constance Bennett, Claude Rains, Joan Caulfield, Hurd Hatfield, and Audrey Totter in The Unsuspected (1947)
    The Unsuspected
    7.2
    • second unit director (uncredited)
    • 1947

Editorial Department

  • The Glass Menagerie (1950)
    The Glass Menagerie
    7.0
    • montage (as David C. Gardner)
    • 1950
  • Lauren Bacall, Gary Cooper, and Patricia Neal in Bright Leaf (1950)
    Bright Leaf
    6.7
    • montage director (as David C. Gardner)
    • 1950
  • Lauren Bacall, Doris Day, Kirk Douglas, and Hoagy Carmichael in Young Man with a Horn (1950)
    Young Man with a Horn
    7.2
    • montage (as David C. Gardner)
    • 1950
  • Joan Crawford and Zachary Scott in Flamingo Road (1949)
    Flamingo Road
    7.1
    • montage
    • 1949
  • Doris Day, Eve Arden, Jack Carson, Lee Bowman, Adolphe Menjou, and S.Z. Sakall in My Dream Is Yours (1949)
    My Dream Is Yours
    6.6
    • montage
    • 1949
  • I Am an American (1944)
    I Am an American
    6.1
    Short
    • montages
    • 1944

Special Effects

  • Doris Day, Jack Carson, Don DeFore, and Janis Paige in Romance on the High Seas (1948)
    Romance on the High Seas
    7.1
    • special effects director
    • 1948

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • David C. Gardner
  • Born
    • May 24, 1893
    • Budapest, Hungary
  • Died
    • May 23, 1962
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Relatives
    • Gabriel Curtiz(Sibling)

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  • Trivia
    Younger brother of director Michael Curtiz.

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