Clarence Brown

of these articles is concerned with the film director Clarence Brown. To the Bluesmusiker of same name see Clarence Gatemouth Brown.

Clarence Brown (* 10. May 1890 in Clinton, Massachusetts; † 17. August 1987 in Santa Monica, California) was an US-American film director and film producer.

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Brown began its Hollywoodkarriere 1915 as Cutter and a Regieassistent French exception director of the Maurice Tourneur. When Tourneur got sick 1920 during the turning work to the last Mohikaner, Brown took over the direction and terminated the film. Since then he worked as a solely responsible director. Clarence Brown was considered as a great craftsman, who however never found the acknowledgment as an author film producer. For MGM it, particularly into the 1930er years created to give nevertheless numerous cash successes and also artistically fastidious films without however the films its own unmistakable handwriting.

Clarence Brown was nominated between 1930 and 1946 six times for a OSCAR in the category best director, without receiving however the desired Trophähe. It was married four times. Its last marriage held 41 years up to its death at the age of 97 years.

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  • Kevin Brownlow: Pioneers of the film. From the silent movie to Hollywood (OT: The Parade's of Gone by…). Series of publications of the German film museum Frankfurt/Main. Flowing field, Basel and Frankfurt/Main 1997, ISBN 3-87877-386-2
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NAME Brown, Clarence
ALTERNATIVE NAME
SHORT DESCRIPTION US-American film director
DATE OF BIRTH 10. May 1890
PLACE OF BIRTH Clinton (Massachusetts)
DYING DATE 17. August 1987
DYING PLACE Santa Monica, California
 

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