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Frank Borzage (/ b ɔːr ˈ z eɪ ɡ i /; April 23, 1894 – June 19, 1962) was an Academy Award-winning American movie director and actor. He was known for directing 7th Heaven (1927), Street Angel (1928), Bad Girl (1931), A Farewell to Arms (1932), Man's Castle (1933), History Is Made at Night (1937), The Mortal Storm (1940) and Moonrise (1948).
Frank Borzage was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, on April 23, 1894, the fourth of eight surviving children of an Italian-speaking father and a mother whose native language was German. The family was Catholic and endured six infant deaths from influenza during Frank's childhood.
Street Angel. 1928 1h 42m Not Rated. 7.3 (2.6K) Rate. A woman on the run from the law finds her past catching up to her just as she is on the verge of true happiness. Director Frank Borzage Stars Janet Gaynor Charles Farrell Natalie Kingston. 3. A Farewell to Arms. 1932 1h 20m Approved.
Apr 30, 2024 · Frank Borzage remains the supreme romanticist among Hollywood directors. Bridging the silents to the talkies, his best films are made with such deep-rooted feeling and passion that what becomes paramount for the characters becomes paramount for the audience—namely, the idea that love is supreme.
The fourth of fourteen children, Frank Borzage — originally Borzaga — was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, on April 24, 1894, into a close-knit immigrant family of Italian, Swiss, German, and Austrian descent. A Catholic clan in Mormon territory, before the days of statehood, the Borzages lost several children to influenza and struggled to ...
Frank Borzage was an American film director and actor. Frank Borzage’s father, Luigi Borzaga, was born in Roncone, Austria-Hungary in 1859. As a stone mason, he sometimes worked in Switzerland; he met his future wife, Maria Ruegg, where she worked in a silk factory. Borzaga emigrated to Hazleton, Pennsylvania in the early 1880s where he […]
Frank Borzage (Salt Lake City, 1893 - Hollywood, 1962) Director de cine estadounidense. Frank Borzage ocupa un lugar muy especial entre los numerosos artesanos que poblaron el Hollywood clásico, capaces de saltar del western a los filmes bélicos o a las comedias sofisticadas mostrando una eficacia narrativa y unos conocimientos técnicos dignos de admiración.
