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Clarence Brown‌

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Clarence Brown

Clinton, Massachusetts, USA

Clarence Brown

Clinton, Massachusetts, USA

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1890-05-10

Popularity

star1.8

Biography

Clarence Leon Brown (May 10, 1890 – August 17, 1987) was an American film director. After serving as a fighter pilot and flight instructor in the United States Army Air Service during World War I, Brown was given his first co-directing credit (with Tourneur) for The Great Redeemer (1920). Later that year, he directed a major portion of The Last of the Mohicans after Tourneur was injured in a fall. Brown moved to Universal in 1924, and then to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, where he remained until the mid-1950s. At MGM he was one of the main directors of their major female stars, he directed Joan Crawford six times and Greta Garbo seven. Brown was nominated five times for six films (see below) for an Academy Award as a director, but he never received an Oscar. However, he won Best Foreign Film for Anna Karenina, starring Garbo at the 1935 Venice International Film Festival. Brown's films gained a total of 38 Academy Award nominations and earned nine Oscars. Brown himself received five Academy Award nominations for six films and in 1949, he won the British Academy Award for the film version of William Faulkner's Intruder in the Dust. In 1957, Brown was awarded The George Eastman Award, given by George Eastman House for distinguished contribution to the art of film. Brown retired a wealthy man due to his real estate investments, but refused to watch new movies, as he feared they might cause him to restart his career. The Clarence Brown Theater, on the campus of the University of Tennessee, is named in his honor. He holds the record for most nominations for the Academy Award for Best Director without a win, with six.

Movie Credits

The Signal Tower

The Signal Tower‌
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calendar 1924

Navy Blues

Navy Blues‌
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calendar 1929

Fats Domino Live from Austin Texas

Fats Domino Live from Austin Texas‌
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calendar 1986

Hollywood Goes to Town

Hollywood Goes to Town‌
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calendar 1938

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ‌
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calendar 1925

Dead Heat

Dead Heat‌
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calendar 1988

Tv Credits

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone‌
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calendar 1985