1. Zoltan Korda was a Hungarian-born motion picture screenwriter, director and producer.
11 Facts About Zoltan Korda
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Zoltan Korda made his first film in Hungary in 1918 and worked with his brother Alexander Korda on film-making there and in London.
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Zoltan Korda functioned as a camera operator; for a time he worked in film editing and as a screenwriter.
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Zoltan Korda gained wide respect for the adventure film Sanders of the River, starring the American actor Paul Robeson and Leslie Banks.
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In 1940, Zoltan Korda joined his brother Alexander in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California.
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Zoltan Korda spent the rest of his life in southern California.
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Zoltan Korda made another seven films, including the acclaimed 1943 World War II drama, Sahara, for which he wrote the screenplay.
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Zoltan Korda's films included A Woman's Vengeance with Charles Boyer and Jessica Tandy and the anti apartheid film Cry, the Beloved Country.
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Zoltan Korda married the British actress and dancer Joan Gardner in 1930.
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Zoltan Korda died in 1961 in Hollywood after a lengthy illness.
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Zoltan Korda was buried in the Hollywood Memorial Park Cemetery.