About Victor Trivas
Lived 1896 – 1970 (aged 73). Victor Trivas was an American and Russian film director, screenwriter, production designer and director.
Victor Trivas (July 9, 1896 – April 12, 1970) was a Russian-Jewish screenwriter and film director. He was nominated at the 1946 Academy Awards for Best Story for the film The Stranger.
Selected filmography Screenwriter The Brothers Karamazov (1931) The Song of Life (1931) Mirages de Paris (1933) The Mayor's Dilemma (1939) Song of Russia (1944) The Stranger (1946) (story and adaptation only) Boom in the Moon (1946) Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950) The Secret of Convict Lake (1951)
Director Call of the Blood (1929) Hell on Earth (1931) On the Streets (1933) Tovaritch (1935) The Head (1959)
Art director The Woman from Berlin (1925) Eve's Daughters (1928) The Murderer Dimitri Karamazov (1931)
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Who was Victor Trivas?
Russian film director (1896-1970)
When was Victor Trivas born?
Victor Trivas was born on 9 July 1896 in Saint Petersburg.
When did Victor Trivas die?
Victor Trivas died on 12 April 1970 in New York City.
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Victor Trivas was a film director, screenwriter, production designer and director.
What nationality was Victor Trivas?
Victor Trivas was American and Russian.
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