Michael Curtiz was one of Hollywood's most prolific and colorful directors. Born to a well-to-do Jewish family in Budapest, he ran away from home at age 17 to join a circus, then trained for an acting career at the Royal Academy for Theater and Art. Read Full Biography
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Black Fury
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Life With Father
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20,000 Years in Sing Sing
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Front Page Woman
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Kid Galahad
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Santa Fe Trail
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The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
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Charge of the Light Brigade
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The Cabin in the Cotton
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King Creole
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Doctor X
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The Mad Genius
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Dodge City
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Mission to Moscow
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Flamingo Road
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Jimmy The Gent
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Under a Texas Moon
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Atlantis
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Night and Day
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Passage to Marseilles
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The Sea Hawk
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Female
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Mandalay
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The Keyhole
| Year | Award | Category | Movie | Result |
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| 1952 | Directors Guild of America | Best Director | I'll See You in My Dreams | Nominated |
| 1943 | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | Best Director | Casablanca | Won |
| 1942 | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | Best Director | Yankee Doodle Dandy | Nominated |
| 1938 | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | Best Director | Angels With Dirty Faces | Nominated |
| 1938 | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | Best Director | Four Daughters | Nominated |
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