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Clarence Brown

Clarence Brown

Actor, Director, Producer

Born May 10, 1890 in Clinton, Massachusetts, USA

Died August 17, 1987

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Biography

Clarence Leon Brown (May 10, 1890 – August 17, 1987) was an American film director.

After serving as a fighter pilot and flight instructor in the United States Army Air Service during World War I, Brown was given his first co-directing credit (with Tourneur) for The Great Redeemer (1920). Later that year, he directed a major portion of The Last of the Mohicans after Tourneur was injured in a fall.

Brown moved to Universal in 1924, and then to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, where he remained until the mid-1950s. At MGM he was one of the main directors of their major female stars, he directed Joan Crawford six times and Greta Garbo seven.

Brown was nominated five times for six films (see below) for an Academy Award as a director, but he never received an Oscar. However, he won Best Foreign Film for Anna Karenina, starring Garbo at the 1935 Venice International Film Festival.

Brown's films gained a total of 38 Academy Award nominations and earned nine Oscars. Brown himself received five Academy Award nominations for six films and in 1949, he won the British Academy Award for the film version of William Faulkner's Intruder in the Dust.

In 1957, Brown was awarded The George Eastman Award, given by George Eastman House for distinguished contribution to the art of film. Brown retired a wealthy man due to his real estate investments, but refused to watch new movies, as he feared they might cause him to restart his career.

The Clarence Brown Theater, on the campus of the University of Tennessee, is named in his honor. He holds the record for most nominations for the Academy Award for Best Director without a win, with six.

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Filmography

Actor

9

Type

Year

Maurice Tourneur, tisseur de rêves Poster

Maurice Tourneur, tisseur de rêves TV Movie2024Self

Garbo Documentary2005Self - 1969 Interview

You Can't Fool a Camera Poster

You Can't Fool a Camera Documentary1941Self

Hollywood Goes to Town Poster

Hollywood Goes to Town Short Film1938Self

Possessed Poster

Possessed Feature Film1931Man on Merry-Go-Round

Navy Blues Poster

Navy Blues Feature Film1929Roller Coaster Rider

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ Poster

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ Feature Film1925Chariot Race Spectator

Screen Snapshots No. 2 Short Film1925Self

The Signal Tower Poster

The Signal Tower Feature Film1924Switch Man

Director

53

Type

Year

Plymouth Adventure Poster

Plymouth Adventure Feature Film1952

When in Rome Poster

When in Rome Feature Film1952

Angels in the Outfield Poster

Angels in the Outfield Feature Film1951

It's a Big Country: An American Anthology Poster

It's a Big Country: An American Anthology Feature Film1951

The Schumann Story Short Film1950

To Please a Lady Poster

To Please a Lady Feature Film1950

Intruder in the Dust Poster

Intruder in the Dust Feature Film1949

Song of Love Poster

Song of Love Feature Film1947

The Yearling Poster

The Yearling Feature Film1946

National Velvet Poster

National Velvet Feature Film1944

The White Cliffs of Dover Poster

The White Cliffs of Dover Feature Film1944

The Human Comedy Poster

The Human Comedy Feature Film1943

Come Live with Me Poster

Come Live with Me Feature Film1941

They Met in Bombay Poster

They Met in Bombay Feature Film1941

Edison, the Man Poster

Edison, the Man Feature Film1940

Idiot's Delight Poster

Idiot's Delight Feature Film1939

The Rains Came Poster

The Rains Came Feature Film1939

Of Human Hearts Poster

Of Human Hearts Feature Film1938

Conquest Poster

Conquest Feature Film1937

The Gorgeous Hussy Poster

The Gorgeous Hussy Feature Film1936

Wife vs. Secretary Poster

Wife vs. Secretary Feature Film1936

Ah Wilderness! Poster

Ah Wilderness! Feature Film1935

Anna Karenina Poster

Anna Karenina Feature Film1935

Chained Feature Film1934

Sadie McKee Poster

Sadie McKee Feature Film1934

Looking Forward Poster

Looking Forward Feature Film1933

Night Flight Poster

Night Flight Feature Film1933

Emma Feature Film1932

Letty Lynton Poster

Letty Lynton Feature Film1932

The Son-Daughter Poster

The Son-Daughter Feature Film1932

A Free Soul Poster

A Free Soul Feature Film1931

Inspiration Poster

Inspiration Feature Film1931

Possessed Poster

Possessed Feature Film1931

Anna Christie Poster

Anna Christie Feature Film1930

Romance Feature Film1930

Navy Blues Poster

Navy Blues Feature Film1929

Wonder of Women Poster

Wonder of Women Feature Film1929

A Woman of Affairs Poster

A Woman of Affairs Feature Film1928

The Cossacks Poster

The Cossacks Feature Film1928

The Trail of '98 Poster

The Trail of '98 Feature Film1928

Flesh and the Devil Poster

Flesh and the Devil Feature Film1926

Kiki Feature Film1926

Smouldering Fires Poster

Smouldering Fires Feature Film1925

The Eagle Poster

The Eagle Feature Film1925

The Goose Woman Poster

The Goose Woman Feature Film1925

Butterfly Poster

Butterfly Feature Film1924

The Signal Tower Poster

The Signal Tower Feature Film1924

Don't Marry for Money Poster

Don't Marry for Money Feature Film1923

The Acquittal Poster

The Acquittal Feature Film1923

The Light in the Dark Poster

The Light in the Dark Feature Film1922

The Foolish Matrons Poster

The Foolish Matrons Feature Film1921

The Great Redeemer Poster

The Great Redeemer Feature Film1920

The Last of the Mohicans Poster

The Last of the Mohicans Feature Film1920

Producer

28

Type

Year

Never Let Me Go Poster

Never Let Me Go Feature Film1953

When in Rome Poster

When in Rome Feature Film1952

Angels in the Outfield Poster

Angels in the Outfield Feature Film1951

The Schumann Story Short Film1950

To Please a Lady Poster

To Please a Lady Feature Film1950

Intruder in the Dust Poster

Intruder in the Dust Feature Film1949

The Secret Garden Poster

The Secret Garden Feature Film1949

Song of Love Poster

Song of Love Feature Film1947

National Velvet Poster

National Velvet Feature Film1944

The White Cliffs of Dover Poster

The White Cliffs of Dover Feature Film1944

The Human Comedy Poster

The Human Comedy Feature Film1943

Come Live with Me Poster

Come Live with Me Feature Film1941

Idiot's Delight Poster

Idiot's Delight Feature Film1939

Of Human Hearts Poster

Of Human Hearts Feature Film1938

Wife vs. Secretary Poster

Wife vs. Secretary Feature Film1936

Ah Wilderness! Poster

Ah Wilderness! Feature Film1935

Chained Feature Film1934

Looking Forward Poster

Looking Forward Feature Film1933

Night Flight Poster

Night Flight Feature Film1933

Emma Feature Film1932

The Son-Daughter Poster

The Son-Daughter Feature Film1932

A Free Soul Poster

A Free Soul Feature Film1931

Inspiration Poster

Inspiration Feature Film1931

Possessed Poster

Possessed Feature Film1931

Anna Christie Poster

Anna Christie Feature Film1930

Romance Feature Film1930

Navy Blues Poster

Navy Blues Feature Film1929

The Trail of '98 Poster

The Trail of '98 Feature Film1928

Editor

14

The Blue Bird Poster

The Blue Bird Feature Film1918

A Girl's Folly Poster

A Girl's Folly Feature Film1917

Exile Feature Film1917

Law of the Land Poster

Law of the Land Feature Film1917

The Pride of the Clan Poster

The Pride of the Clan Feature Film1917

Pawn of Fate Poster

Pawn of Fate Feature Film1916

The Closed Road Poster

The Closed Road Feature Film1916

The Hand of Peril Poster

The Hand of Peril Feature Film1916

The Rail Rider Poster

The Rail Rider Feature Film1916

The Velvet Paw Poster

The Velvet Paw Feature Film1916

A Butterfly on the Wheel Poster

A Butterfly on the Wheel Feature Film1915

The Cub Feature Film1915

The Ivory Snuff Box Poster

The Ivory Snuff Box Feature Film1915

Trilby Feature Film1915

2nd Unit / Asst Director

12

A Girl's Folly Poster

A Girl's Folly Feature Film1917

Exile Feature Film1917

Law of the Land Poster

Law of the Land Feature Film1917

The Pride of the Clan Poster

The Pride of the Clan Feature Film1917

Pawn of Fate Poster

Pawn of Fate Feature Film1916

The Closed Road Poster

The Closed Road Feature Film1916

The Hand of Peril Poster

The Hand of Peril Feature Film1916

The Rail Rider Poster

The Rail Rider Feature Film1916

The Velvet Paw Poster

The Velvet Paw Feature Film1916

A Butterfly on the Wheel Poster

A Butterfly on the Wheel Feature Film1915

The Cub Feature Film1915

Trilby Feature Film1915

Writer

1

The Light in the Dark Poster

The Light in the Dark Feature Film1922

Other Crew

1

Love on the Run Poster

Love on the Run Feature Film1936

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