Michael Curtiz
also known as Manó Kertész Kaminer, Miska, Michael Courtice, Michael Kertesz, Mihaly Kertesz, Michael Kertész, Mihály Kertész, Kertész Mihály, Manó Kaminer
Born: Dec 24, 1886, Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]
Michael Curtiz was a Hungarian-American film director. He had early credits as Mihály Kertész and Michael Kertész. He directed more than fifty films in Europe and more than one hundred in the United States. The best-known were The Adventures of Robin Hood, Angels with Dirty Faces, Casablanca, Yankee Doodle Dandy, and White Christmas. He thrived in the heyday of the Warner Bros. studio in the 1930s and '40s. Curtiz was less successful from the late 1940s onwards, when he attempted to move from studio direction into production and freelance work, but he continued working until shortly before his death.
| Real Name | Michael Curtiz |
| Nick Name | Manó Kertész Kaminer, Miska, Michael Courtice, Michael Kertesz, Mihaly Kertesz, Michael Kertész, Mihály Kertész, Kertész Mihály, Manó Kaminer |
| Date of Birth | Dec 24, 1886 |
| Place of Birth | Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary] |
| Age | 75 |
| Death Day | 1962-04-10 |