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Vincent Korda

1897 – 1979

Art director

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About Vincent Korda

Lived 1897 – 1979 (aged 81). Vincent Korda was an Austrian and British scenographer and art director.

Vincent Korda (22 June 1897 – 4 January 1979) was a Hungarian-born artist

Academy Awards Korda won an Academy Award for Best Art Direction and was nominated for three more:

Won The Thief of Bagdad (1940)

Nominated That Hamilton Woman (1941) Jungle Book (1942) The Longest Day (1962)

Filmography

Marius (1931) Longing for the Sea (1931) Men of Tomorrow (1932) Wedding Rehearsal (1932) The Girl from Maxim's (1933) The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933) The Rise of Catherine the Great (1934) The Private Life of Don Juan (1934) The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934) The Ghost Goes West (1935) Moscow Nights (1935) Things to Come (1936) The Man Who Could Work Miracles (1936) Rembrandt (1936) Men Are Not Gods (1936) Paradise for Two (1937) Action for Slander (1937) The Squeaker (1937) The Drum (1938) Prison Without Bars (1938) The Challenge (1938) Over the Moon (1939) The Spy in Black (1939) The Four Feathers (1939) The Lion Has Wings (1939) Q Planes (1939) The Thief of Bagdad (1940) 21 Days (1940) Major Barbara (1941) Old Bill and Son (1941) That Hamilton Woman (1941) Lydia (1941) To Be or Not to Be (1942) The Jungle Book (1942) Perfect Strangers (1945) An Ideal Husband (1947) The Fallen Idol (1948) Bonnie Prince Charlie (1948) The Third Man (1949) Outcast of the Islands (1951) Home at Seven (1952) The Sound Barrier (1952) The Holly and the Ivy (1952) Malaga (1954) Summertime (1955) Storm Over the Nile (1955) The Deep Blue Sea (1955) Holiday in Spain (1960) The Longest Day (1962) The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964)

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Important facts

Birth century
Awards
Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Color
Also known as
Vince Korda, Vincze Korda

Family & relationships

Child
Michael Korda

People in Vincent Korda's life

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Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Vincent Korda's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Vincent Korda?

art director (1897-1979)

When was Vincent Korda born?

Vincent Korda was born on 22 June 1897 in Túrkeve.

When did Vincent Korda die?

Vincent Korda died on 4 January 1979 in London.

What was Vincent Korda's occupation?

Vincent Korda was a scenographer and art director.

What nationality was Vincent Korda?

Vincent Korda was Austrian and British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Vincent Korda

· Wikidata: Q719424

· DBpedia: Vincent Korda

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