Anatole Litvak

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Anatole Litvak was a Russian film editor, screenwriter and director

May 21, 1902

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Biography

Personal Details

  • Birthday: May 21, 1902
  • Died on: December 15, 1974
  • Nationality: French, Russian, Ukrainian, American
  • Famous: Movie Producers, Producer, Screenwriter, T V, Film & Theater Personalities, Directors, T V & Movie Producers
  • Spouses: Miriam Hopkins
  • Birth Place: Kiev, Russian Empire
  • Born Country: Ukraine

Anatole Litvak born at

Kiev, Russian Empire

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Birth Place

He married actress Miriam Hopkins on September 4, 1937 and divorced her on October 11, 1939.

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Personal Life

He later married a costume designer Sophie Steur, who designed the costumes for some of his films, on December 2, 1955 who was with him till his death in 1974.

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Personal Life

Anatole Litvak died in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, on December 15, 1974.

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Personal Life

Anatole Litvak was born in Kiev, Ukraine, Russia on May 10, 1902 as Mikhail Anatol Litwak to Jewish parents.

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Childhood & Early Life

He first appeared on the stage of a little known theater in Leningrad in 1915.

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He studied at the ‘University of St Petersburg’.

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Childhood & Early Life

In 1922 he joined the ‘State Theater School’ where he attended acting classes but soon left it to join the Russian film industry.

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Childhood & Early Life

Anatole Litvak began his film career at the Nordinko studios in Leningrad in 1923.

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Career

In 1925 he moved to Germany from Russia for better prospects when the Russian theaters were taken over by the state. In Germany he edited the film ‘The Joyless Street’ in 1925 which had Greta Garbo in the female lead and directed his first romantic comedy ‘Dolly Macht Karriere’ in 1929.

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Career

His next directing effort was ‘Nie Wieder Liebe’ in 1931 followed by ‘La Chanson d’une nuit’ in 1932, ‘Sleeping Car’ and ‘Be Mine Tonight’ in 1933.

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He had to leave Germany when Hitler assumed power and went to France where he made ‘Mayerling’ in 1935 with Charles Boyer and Danielle Darrieux in the lead roles.

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He moved to America in 1936 and in 1937 signed a contract with ‘Warner Bros’.

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Career

His ‘All this, and Heaven Too’ was nominated for an ‘Academy Award’ for Best Picture’ in 1940.

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Awards & Achievements

He received an ‘Academy Award’ nomination for the ‘Best Director’ for his war documentary ‘The Battle of Russia’ in 1943.

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Awards & Achievements

‘Snake Pit’ was nominated for ‘Academy Award’ for ‘Best Director and ‘Best Picture’ in 1948.

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He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contribution to films.

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