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- Adopted name of Mihaly Kertesz. 1888-1962.
- Hungarian-born film director who worked in
- Austria, Germany, and France before moving to
- the USA in 1926 where he made several films
- with Errol Flynn, directed Mildred Pierce
- 1945, which revitalised Joan Crawford's
- career, and Casablanca 1942, for which he won
- an Academy Award. His wide range of films
- includes Doctor X 1932; The Adventures of
- Robin Hood 1938; and White Christmas 1954.
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