Bernard Vorhaus(1904-2000)
- Director
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Writer
Born in New York, director Bernard Vorhaus made his name in England
during the 1930s and later became a victim of the Hollywood blacklist.
His most well-known film was The Last Journey (1935), but his quirky thriller about
phony spiritualists, The Amazing Mr. X (1948), has a loyal following. A graduate of
Harvard University, Vorhaus gave a young director by the name of
David Lean his first job as a film cutter. Lean went on to become an
Oscar-winning director known for such intelligent epics such as Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
and Doctor Zhivago (1965). Lean called Vorhaus the "greatest influence" in his life.
After being blacklisted, Vorhaus relocated to England, where he lived
with his Welsh-born wife until his death in November
2000.
