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.
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)