Alexander Korda
(1893-1956), Film producerSir Alexander Korda (Alexander Laszlo Kellner)
Sitter in 13 portraits
Born in Hungary, Korda made films in Vienna, Paris, Berlin and Hollywood before moving to Britain in 1931. The following year he founded London Films and began working on The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933). The film turned Korda into the leading figure in the British film industry. With funding from the Prudential Insurance, Korda built the Denham Studios, which later part of the Rank Organisation. He made many successful films there: Rembrandt (1936), The Four Feathers (1939), The Thief of Bagdad (1940) and The Third Man (1949). The Alexander Korda Award for 'Outstanding British Film of the Year' is given in his honour by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.
by Anthony Wysard
pencil and gouache, circa 1940-1956
NPG 6120
The opening night of 'The Private Life of Henry VIII'
by George Woodbine, for Daily Herald
modern bromide print from original negative, 24 October 1933
NPG x135050
The opening night of 'The Private Life of Henry VIII'
by George Woodbine, for Daily Herald
modern bromide print from original negative, 24 October 1933
NPG x135051
by Unknown photographer
gelatin silver print, 1935
NPG x198436
Charles Laughton; Alexander Korda; Gertrude Lawrence
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1936
NPG x12266
Group including Alexander Korda and Georges Périnal
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1936
NPG x3600
by Alexander Paal
halftone reproduction tear sheet, published 10 January 1940
NPG x137586
by International News Photos
bromide press print, 22 September 1942
NPG x194012
by Unknown photographer
gelatin silver print, 1953
NPG x198397
Diners at Denham Studios Restaurant
by Anthony Wysard
watercolour and pencil, published 1937
NPG D312
Georges Périnal; Alexander Korda; Geoffrey Boothby; Eileen Corbett
by Howard Coster
bromide print, 1936
NPG x10140
Related People
- Vincent Korda (brother)
- Zoltan Korda (brother)
- Merle Oberon (Estelle Merle O'Brien Thompson) (wife)
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Sue Mackie
22 March 2020, 18:46
Sir Korda in 1947 saved my mothers life by obtaining a drug for her that was not available in the Uk. He heard about my mother who at the time was 14 and was given 6 months to live due to kidney disease following a school trip and drank unpasteurized milk ! He saved her life my mum Julie Drake ( married name Davie)