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Charles-Marie-Jean-Albert Widor (21 February 1844 – 12 March 1937) was a French organist, composer and teacher of the late Romantic era. As a composer he is known for his ten organ symphonies, especially the toccata of his fifth organ symphony, which is frequently played as recessional music at weddings and other celebrations.
Sinatra and Vidor were going to reunite on Kings Go Forth but then David O. Selznick hired Vidor to make the troubled A Farewell to Arms (1957), replacing John Huston. [21] Vidor's last film was an attempt to repeat the success of A Song to Remember , another biopic of a composer, in this case Liszt : Song Without End (1960) (originally titled ...
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- 1929–1959
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- 4 June 1959 (aged 58), Vienna, Austria
Charles Vidor, Hungarian-born American director who primarily made comedies and musicals but was best known for the film noir classic Gilda (1946). His other notable movies included Cover Girl (1944), Together Again (1944), A Song to Remember (1945), and Love Me or Leave Me (1955).
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Apr 16, 2024 · Charles-Marie Widor (born Feb. 21, 1844, Lyon, France—died March 12, 1937, Paris) was a French organist, composer, and teacher. The son and grandson of organ builders, Widor began his studies under his father and at the age of 11 became organist at the secondary school of Lyon.
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June 4, 1959 · Vienna, Austria (heart attack) Birth name. Károly Vidor. Height. 5′ 10″ (1.78 m) Mini Bio. Hungarian-born Karoly Vidor spent the First World War as a lieutenant in the Austro-Hungarian infantry. Following the armistice, he made his way to Berlin and worked for the German film company Ufa, as editor and assistant director.
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- June 4, 1959
Song Without End, subtitled The Story of Franz Liszt, is a 1960 biographical film romance about Franz Liszt made by Columbia Pictures. It was directed by Charles Vidor, who died during the shooting of the film and was replaced by George Cukor. The film stars Dirk Bogarde, Capucine, and Geneviève Page .
