Vincent Korda

Vincent Korda (22 June 1897 – 4 January 1979) was a Hungarian-born art director, later settling in Britain. Born in Túrkeve in what was then the Austro-Hungarian Empire, he was the younger brother of Alexander and Zoltan Korda. He was nominated for four Academy Awards, winning once. He died in London, England. He is the father of writer and editor Michael Korda, and the grandfather of Chris Korda.[1]

Vincent Korda
Born	(1897-06-22)22 June 1897 Túrkeve, Austria-Hungary (now Hungary)
Died	4 January 1979(1979-01-04) (aged 81) London, England
Occupation	Art director
Years active	1931–1964
Spouse(s)	Leila Hyde (m. 1947; d. 19??) Gertrude Musgrove (m. 19??)
Children	2, including Michael Korda
Family	Alexander Korda (brother) Zoltan Korda (brother) Chris Korda (granddaughter)

Academy Awards

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

Won

• The Thief of Bagdad (1940)[2]

Nominated

• That Hamilton Woman (1941)[3]
• Jungle Book (1942)[4]
• The Longest Day (1962)[5]

Filmography

• Marius (1931)
• Längtan till havet (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)

References

1. Korda, Michael (1999). Another life : a memoir of other people (1st ed.). New York: Random House. ISBN 0679456597.
2. "The 13th Academy Awards (1941) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
3. "The 14th Academy Awards (1942) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
4. "The 15th Academy Awards (1943) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
5. "The 35th Academy Awards (1963) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 23 August 2011.

External links

• Vincent Korda on IMDb