Alexander Korda
- Known for
- Production
- Born
- September 16, 1893
- Died
- January 23, 1956 (aged 62)
- Birthplace
- Pusztatúrpásztó, Austria-Hungary (now Hungary)
Biography
Sir Alexander Korda (/ˈkɔːrdə/; born Sándor László Kellner, 16 September 1893 – 23 January 1956) was a British film producer and director and screenwriter, who founded his own film production studios and film distribution company. Born in Hungary, where he began his career, he worked briefly in the Austrian and German film industries during the era of silent films, before being based in Hollywood from 1926 to 1930 for the first of his two brief periods there (the other was during World War II). The change led to the divorce from his first wife, the Hungarian film actress María Corda, who could not make the transition because of her strong accent. From 1930, Korda was active in the British film industry, and soon became one of the leading figures in the industry. He was the founder of London Films and, post-war, the owner of British Lion Films, a film distribution company. Korda was the first filmmaker to have been officially knighted.
Known For
Filmography
A Kid for Two Farthings
Movie · Executive Producer
The Third Man
Movie · Executive Producer
Anna Karenina
Movie · Producer
The Fallen Idol
Movie · Executive Producer
The Shop at Sly Corner
Movie · Producer
An Ideal Husband
Movie · Producer
Perfect Strangers
Movie · Producer
Jungle Book
Movie · Producer
That Hamilton Woman
Movie · Producer
Lydia
Movie · Producer
The Thief of Bagdad
Movie · Producer
21 Days
Movie · Producer
The Spy in Black
Movie · Producer
The Four Feathers
Movie · Producer
The Lion Has Wings
Movie · Producer
Q Planes
Movie · Executive Producer
The Divorce of Lady X
Movie · Producer
The Challenge
Movie · Producer
The Drum
Movie · Producer
Fire Over England
Movie · Producer
Elephant Boy
Movie · Producer
Action for Slander
Movie · Executive Producer
Knight Without Armour
Movie · Producer
Dark Journey
Movie · Producer
Things to Come
Movie · Producer
Men Are Not Gods
Movie · Producer
Rembrandt
Movie · Producer
The Man Who Could Work Miracles
Movie · Producer
Sanders of the River
Movie · Producer
Things Are Looking Up
Movie · Producer
The Ghost Goes West
Movie · Producer
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Movie · Producer
The Rise of Catherine the Great
Movie · Producer
The Private Life of Don Juan
Movie · Producer
La Dame de chez Maxim's
Movie · Producer
The Private Life of Henry VIII
Movie · Producer
Cash
Movie · Producer
Counsel's Opinion
Movie · Producer
The Girl from Maxim's
Movie · Producer
Wedding Rehearsal
Movie · Producer
Service for Ladies
Movie · Producer
Men of Tomorrow
Movie · Producer
That Night in London
Movie · Producer
The Conquest of the Air
Movie · Producer
The men around Lucie
Movie · Producer