Anatole Litvak

@Screenwriter, Birthday and Facts ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Anatole Litvak was a Russian film editor, screenwriter and director American French Russian Ukrainian Film & Theater Personalities Directors T V & Movie Producers Taurus Celebrities Anatole Litvak was a Russian film editor, screenwriter, actor and a director. He made a mark in the world of films with his urban drama, crime thrillers, war documentaries and film noirs. He started working in Leningrad, but decided to leave Russia after the Russian Revolution when the theaters were taken over by the state. He moved to Germany where he made some films but had to leave this Germany as well as Hitler came to power and Jews were no longer welcome. He went to France and finally to America before the Second World War and signed a contract with an American film studio to produce movies. He also edited films and wrote scripts for a few of them. He produced quite a number of films during his film career. He earned a reputation of being a director capable of handling urban dramas. He went back to Europe in the later part of his career and made somewhat glossy and turgid films out of which a couple were quite remarkable.

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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 Information Detail 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 Gender Male Sun Sign Taurus Born in Kiev, Russian Empire Famous as Director, Screenwriter, Producer Died at Age 72

Kiev, Russian Empire

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

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

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

He first appeared on the stage of a little known theater in Leningrad in 1915. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He studied at the ‘University of St Petersburg’. Unsplash 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. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

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

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. Unsplash Career

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

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

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

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

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

Information	Detail
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
Gender	Male
Sun Sign	Taurus
Born in	Kiev, Russian Empire
Famous as	Director, Screenwriter, Producer
Died at Age	72

Anatole Litvak

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May 21, 1902

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Kiev, Russian Empire