CLARENCE BROWN (1890-1987)

CLARENCE LEON BROWN

Born: May 10th, 1890 (Massachusetts)

Died: August 17th 1987 (kidney failure)

Marriage: Pail Herndon Pratt (1913-?), Ona Wilson (1922-1927), Alice Joyce (1933-1945), Marian Ruth Spies (1946-His death).

Children: One daughter named Adrienne.

Success: Directed over fifty films.

Awards: He was nominated six times as best director for the following films: "Romance" (1930), Anna Christie" (1930), "A Free Soul" (1931), "The "Human comedy" (1943), "National Velvet" (1944) & "The Yearling" (1946). He also won two walk of fames and the Mussolini Cup in 1935 for his picture "Anna Karenina" (1935).

Interesting Fact: He was a fighter pilot in WWI.

Hidden Gems: "Anna Christie" (1930), "Romance" (1930), "Ah, Wilderness" (1935), "Edison the Man" (1940), "The Human Comedy" (1943), "Angels in the Outfield" (1951), "Plymouth Adventure" (1952).

Timeline: