Vincent Korda
Personal Info
Known for
Art
Gender
Male
Birthday
1897-06-22
Day of Death
1979-01-04 (81 years old)
Place of Birth
Túrkeve, Austria-Hungary (now Hungary)
Vincent Korda
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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. He was nominated for four Academy Awards, winning once, for The Thief of Bagdad (1940).
He died in London, England. He is the father of writer and editor Michael Korda.
Known For
Crew
(1964)
The Yellow Rolls-Royce
Art Direction
(1962)
The Longest Day
Art Direction
(1960)
Scent of Mystery
Production Design
(1955)
The Deep Blue Sea
Production Design
(1955)
Summertime
Production Design
(1954)
Malaga
Production Design
(1952)
The Holly and the Ivy
Set Designer
(1952)
The Sound Barrier
Set Designer
(1952)
Home at Seven
Set Decoration
(1951)
Outcast of the Islands
Production Design
(1949)
The Third Man
Set Designer
(1948)
The Fallen Idol
Set Designer
(1948)
Bonnie Prince Charlie
Art Direction
(1947)
An Ideal Husband
Set Designer
(1945)
Perfect Strangers
Art Direction
(1942)
Jungle Book
Production Design
(1942)
To Be or Not to Be
Production Design
(1941)
That Hamilton Woman
Production Design
(1941)
Major Barbara
Art Direction
(1941)
Lydia
Production Design
(1941)
Old Bill and Son
Art Direction
(1940)
The Thief of Bagdad
Production Design
(1940)
21 Days Together
Production Design
(1939)
Over the Moon
Art Direction
(1939)
Q Planes
Supervising Art Director
(1939)
The Spy in Black
Supervising Art Director
(1939)
The Four Feathers
Production Design
(1939)
The Lion Has Wings
Supervising Art Director
(1938)
The Challenge
Supervising Art Director
(1937)
The Squeaker
Set Designer
(1937)
Action for Slander
Supervising Art Director
(1936)
Things to Come
Art Direction
(1936)
Men Are Not Gods
Art Direction
(1936)
Rembrandt
Settings
(1936)
The Man Who Could Work Miracles
Set Designer
(1935)
The Ghost Goes West
Set Designer
(1934)
The Private Life of Don Juan
Settings
(1934)
The Rise of Catherine the Great
Settings
(1933)
La Dame de chez Maxim's
Art Direction
(1933)
The Private Life of Henry VIII
Set Designer
(1933)
The Girl from Maxim's
Art Direction
(1932)
Wedding Rehearsal
Art Direction
(1932)
Men of Tomorrow
Settings
(1931)
Marius
Art Direction