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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.
Directed 55
1950s
- 1952
Plymouth Adventure
Director
When in Rome
Director
- 1951
It's a Big Country
Director
- 1950
1940s
- 1949
- 1947
Song of Love
Director
- 1946
- 1945
- 1944
The White Cliffs of Dover
Director
- 1943
The Human Comedy
Director
- 1941
They Met in Bombay
Director
Come Live with Me
Director
- 1940
Edison, the Man
Director
1930s
- 1939
Idiot's Delight
Director
- 1938
Of Human Hearts
Director
- 1937
Conquest
Director
- 1936
The Gorgeous Hussy
Director
- 1935
Ah, Wilderness!
Director
Anna Karenina
Director
- 1934
Chained
Director
Sadie McKee
Director
- 1933
Night Flight
Director
Looking Forward
Director
- 1932
The Son-Daughter
Director
Letty Lynton
Director
Emma
Director
- 1931
A Free Soul
Director
Inspiration
Director
- 1930
Anna Christie
Director
1920s
- 1929
Navy Blues
Director
Wonder of Women
Director
- 1928
The Trail of '98
Director
- 1926
Kiki
Director
- 1925
The Eagle
Director
The Goose Woman
Director
Smouldering Fires
Director
- 1924
Butterfly
Director
The Signal Tower
Director
- 1923
The Acquittal
Director
Don't Marry for Money
Director
- 1922
The Light in the Dark
Director
- 1921
The Foolish Matrons
Director
- 1920
The Great Redeemer
Director
1910s
- 1917
The Pride of the Clan
Assistant Director
- 1916
The Velvet Paw
Assistant Director
The Rail Rider
Assistant Director
The Closed Road
Assistant Director
Produced 21
1950s
- 1953
Never Let Me Go
Producer
- 1951
- 1950
1940s
- 1949
- 1947
Song of Love
Producer
- 1945
- 1944
The White Cliffs of Dover
Producer
- 1943
The Human Comedy
Producer
1930s
- 1936
The Gorgeous Hussy
Producer
- 1935
Ah, Wilderness!
Producer
- 1934
Chained
Producer
- 1933
Night Flight
Producer
Looking Forward
Producer
- 1931
Inspiration
Producer
- 1930
1920s
- 1929
Navy Blues
Producer
- 1928
The Trail of '98
Producer
- 1926
Kiki
Producer
Edited 7
1910s
- 1918
The Blue Bird
Editor
- 1917
A Girl's Folly
Editor
The Pride of the Clan
Editor
- 1916
The Velvet Paw
Editor
The Rail Rider
Editor
The Closed Road
Editor
- 1915
The Cub
Editor
Acted in 6
1980s
- 1986
Fats Domino Live from Austin Texas
Batterie
- 1985
1930s
- 1931
1920s
- 1929
Navy Blues
Roller Coaster Rider
- 1925
- 1924
The Signal Tower
Switch Man
Wrote 1
1920s
- 1922
The Light in the Dark
Writer
Appearances2
1980s
- 1980
Hollywood
Self (archive footage) · 1 episode
1930s
- 1938
Hollywood Goes to Town
Self