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Vincent Korda (22 June 1897 – 4 January 1979) was a Hungarian-born artist and art director, born in Túrkeve in what was then the Austro-Hungarian Empire. From 1918 to 1921 he lived and worked in the Nagybánya artists' colony, which was then a town in eastern Hungary.
Vincent Korda. Art Director: The Longest Day. Hungarian born Vincent Korda came to Britain in the 1930s with his brothers Alexander Korda and Zoltan Korda. Vincent became a distinguished Art Director and Production Designer. Among his best works are Things to Come (1936), The Thief of Bagdad (1940) and The Longest Day (1962).
Vincent Korda. Art Director: The Longest Day. Hungarian born Vincent Korda came to Britain in the 1930s with his brothers Alexander Korda and Zoltan Korda. Vincent became a distinguished Art Director and Production Designer. Among his best works are Things to Come (1936), The Thief of Bagdad (1940) and The Longest Day (1962).
Vincent Korda (22 June 1897 – 4 January 1979) was a Hungarian-born art director, later settling in Britain. Born in Túrkeve in the then Austro-Hungarian Empire, he was the younger brother of Alexander and Zoltan Korda.
Jan 6, 1979 · Vincent Korda, an Oscar‐winning art director for motion pictures and a paint- er, died Thursday in London. He was 81 years old and lived in England and in Cap d'Antibes, France.
Career: 1916–18—served in Hungarian army; then painter in Hungary and Paris; 1932–45—art director, London Films, and later for British Lion Films, 1946–54. Awards: Academy Award for The Thief of Bagdad, 1940. Died: In London, 5 January 1979.
He was with Alexander Korda at MGM-British for Perfect Strangers (1945) and followed him to the re-formed London Films in 1946. His credits all represent a high level of artistic flair and respected accomplishment; the least driven of the three brothers, he in fact had the longest career.