Frank Borzage
Known for Directing · 67 credits
- Born
- 1894-04-23
- Died
- 1962-06-19
- Place of birth
- Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
- Also known as
- Mr. Borzage · Фрэнк Борзеги
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Frank Borzage (April 23, 1894 – June 19, 1962) was an Academy Award-winning American film director and actor, known for directing 7th Heaven (1927), Street Angel (1928), Bad Girl (1931), A Farewell to Arms (1932), Man's Castle (1933), History Is Made at Night (1937), The Mortal Storm (1940) and Moonrise (1948).
In 1912 Borzage found employment as an actor in Hollywood; he continued to work as an actor until 1917. His directorial debut came in 1915 with the film The Pitch o' Chance.
He was a successful director throughout the 1920s, but reached his peak in the late silent and early sound era. Absorbing visual influences from the German director F.W. Murnau, who was also resident at Fox at this time, Borzage developed his own style of lushly visual romanticism in a hugely successful series of films starring Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell, including 7th Heaven (1927), for which he won the first Academy Award for Best Director, Street Angel (1928) and Lucky Star (1929). He won a second Oscar for 1931's Bad Girl.
He directed 14 films between 1917 and 1919 alone. His greatest success in the silent era was with Humoresque, a box office winner starring Vera Gordon.
Known For
TV Shows (3)
Movies (64)
Immediate Lee
1916
as Immediate Lee
The Panther
1914
as David Brandt
Retribution
1913
Samson
1914
as Bearded Philistine Extra (uncredited)
Unlucky Luke
1916
as Luke Drummond
Matchin' Jim
1916
as Matchin' Jim
The Desperado
1914
Granddad
1913
as Mildred's Father
Loaded Dice
1913
The Pilgrim
1916
as The Pilgrim
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
1916
as Extra (uncredited)
The Hammer
1915
as Donald Barstow
Jack
1916
as Jack
Land O' Lizards
1916
as The Stranger
The Atom
1918
When Lee Surrenders
1912
The Pitch o' Chance
1915
as Rocky Scott
The Gratitude of Wanda
1913
The Forgotten Prayer
1916
as Dan Page
Nugget Jim's Pardner
1916
as Hal
The Tavern Keeper's Son
1915
as Juan Capella
The Courtin' of Calliope Clew
1916
as Calliope Clew
Love's Western Flight
1914
A Flickering Light
1916
as Jim
A Flash in the Dark
1914
The Cactus Blossom
1915
as Dave Foster
The Demon of Fear
1916
as Thomas Marsh
Jeanne Eagels
1957
as Self (uncredited)
A Hopi Legend
1913
A Cracksman Santa Claus
1913
That Gal of Burke's
1916
as Charles Percival
Parson Larkin's Wife
1914
as Parson James Larkin
Nell Dale's Men Folks
1916
as Zeb Dale
The Code of Honor
1916
as Lt. Bob Chase
Two Bits
1916
as James Hardeman
The Wheel of Life
1914
The Days of '49
1913
as Ben
In the Toils
1913
A Crook's Sweetheart
1914
as The 'Dip'
The Clean-Up
1915
as George Prescott
The Crimson Stain
1913
Aloha Oe
1915
as Dr. John Hawley
A Mormon Maid
1917
as Tom Rigdon
The Wrath of the Gods
1914
as Tom Wilson
In the Switch Tower
1915
as Joel Wharton
The Curse of Iku
1918
as Allan Carroll / Allan Carroll III
Murnau, Borzage and Fox
2008
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Wee Lady Betty
1917
as Roger O'Reilly
The Girl Who Might Have Been
1915
as George Fowler
The Typhoon
1914
as Renard Bernisky
Realization
1916
Knight of the Trail
1915
as Bill Carey
The Mystery of Yellow Aster Mine
1913
The Mill by the Zuyder Zee
1915
as Dirk Brandt
A School for Husbands
1917
as Hugh Aslam
In the Sage Brush Country
1914
The Secret of Lost River
1915
as Tom Hornby - Prospector
The Drummer of the 8th
1913
as Jack Durand
On Secret Service
1912
Silent Heroes
1913
Fear Not
1917
as Franklin Shirley
Molly of the Mountains
1915
as John Harlow
In the Land of the Otter
1915
as Joe Eagle
The Cup of Life
1915
as Dick Ralston
About Frank Borzage
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Frank Borzage (April 23, 1894 – June 19, 1962) was an Academy Award-winning American film director and actor, known for directing 7th Heaven (1927), Street Angel (1928), Bad Girl (1931), A Farewell to Arms (1932), Man's Castle (1933), History Is Made at Night (1937), The Mortal Storm (1940) and Moonrise (1948). In 1912 Borzage found employment as an actor in Hollywood; he continued to work as an actor until 1917. His directorial debut came in 1915 with the film The Pitch o' Chance. He was a successful dire… With 67 credits spanning from 1912 to 2008, Frank Borzage has appeared in 64 films and 3 TV shows.
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- Immediate Lee (1916) — as Immediate Lee
- The Panther (1914) — as David Brandt
- Retribution (1913)
- Samson (1914) — as Bearded Philistine Extra (uncredited)
- Unlucky Luke (1916) — as Luke Drummond
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