Directing · b. 1890 · Clinton, Massachusetts, USA

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 Crawf...

Directed
Plymouth Adventure 1952 When in Rome 1952 Angels in the Outfield 1951 It's a Big Country 1951 To Please a Lady 1950 Intruder in the Dust 1949 Song of Love 1947 The Yearling 1946 National Velvet 1945 The White Cliffs of Dover 1944 The Human Comedy 1943 Come Live with Me 1941 They Met in Bombay 1941 Edison, the Man 1940 Idiot's Delight 1939 The Rains Came 1939 Of Human Hearts 1938 Conquest 1937 Wife vs. Secretary 1936 The Gorgeous Hussy 1936 Anna Karenina 1935 Ah, Wilderness! 1935 Sadie McKee 1934 Chained 1934 Night Flight 1933 Looking Forward 1933 Emma 1932 Letty Lynton 1932 The Son-Daughter 1932 Inspiration 1931 Possessed 1931 A Free Soul 1931 Anna Christie 1930 Romance 1930 Wonder of Women 1929 Navy Blues 1929 A Woman of Affairs 1928 The Trail of '98 1928 Flesh and the Devil 1926 Kiki 1926 Smouldering Fires 1925 The Eagle 1925 The Goose Woman 1925 The Signal Tower 1924 Butterfly 1924 Don't Marry for Money 1923 The Acquittal 1923 The Light in the Dark 1922 The Foolish Matrons 1921 The Great Redeemer 1920
Acting
Dead Heat Harry Latham 1988 Fats Domino Live from Austin Texas Batterie 1986 Hollywood Goes to Town Self 1938 Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited) 1925
Other Credits
Never Let Me Go Producer 1953 The Secret Garden Producer 1949 The Last of the Mohicans Co-Director 1920 The Blue Bird Editor 1918 A Girl's Folly Editor 1917 The Pride of the Clan Editor 1917 The Rail Rider Editor 1916 The Closed Road Assistant Director 1916 The Hand of Peril Editor 1916 The Cub Editor 1915
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