Michael Curtiz

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The Charge of the Light Brigade

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Yankee Doodle Dandy

White Christmas

Filming of Casablanca

Michael Curtiz, Ingrid Bergman, and Hal B. Wallis

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Also Known As	Michael Courtice • Mihály Kertész
Born	December 25, 1886 • Budapest • Hungary
Died	April 10, 1962 (aged 75) • Los Angeles • California
Awards And Honors	Academy Award (1944)
Notable Works	“Bright Leaf” • “Casablanca” • “Doctor X” • “I’ll See You in My Dreams” • “Jim Thorpe–All American” • “King Creole” • “Life with Father” • “The Adventures of Robin Hood” • “The Best Things in Life Are Free” • “The Boy from Oklahoma” • “The Breaking Point” • “The Charge of the Light Brigade” • “The Comancheros” • “The Egyptian” • “The Hangman” • “The Jazz Singer” • “The Man in the Net” • “The Story of Will Rogers” • “The Strange Love of Molly Louvain” • “The Vagabond King” • “Trouble Along the Way” • “We’re No Angels” • “White Christmas”

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The Charge of the Light Brigade

Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland in The Adventures of Robin Hood

Yankee Doodle Dandy

White Christmas

Filming of Casablanca

Michael Curtiz, Ingrid Bergman, and Hal B. Wallis

Errol Flynn in The Adventures of Robin Hood

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