People
Clarence Brown
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)... Read More
Movies:
Title | Release date |
---|---|
Dead Heat as Harry Latham | 1988-05-06 |
Fats Domino Live from Austin Texas as Batterie | 1986-10-22 |
Hollywood Goes to Town as Self | 1938-07-07 |
Navy Blues as Roller Coaster Rider | 1929-12-20 |
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited) | 1925-12-25 |
The Signal Tower as Switch Man | 1924-07-19 |