Andrew Marton

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AKA: Endre Marton
Nationality: Hungarian
Birthdate: 01/26/1904
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
Death Date: 01/07/1992

biography

Hungarian-born director and second-unit director, best known for his action and adventure films, most memorably the thrilling chariot race sequence in the 1959 remake of "Ben-Hur". Marton began his career as an editor at Vita Films in Vienna before going to Hollywood as Ernst Lubitsch's editor in 1923. He made his directorial debut there with "Two-O'Clock in the Morning" (1929) before returning to Germany as chief editor at the Tobin studios. In 1933 Marton left Germany and commuted between Switzerland, Hungary and England, where he directed "Wolf's Clothing" "Secret of Stamboul" (both 1936), Continued

Credits

2nd unit director
1963
Director
1962
2nd unit director
1959
2nd unit director
2nd unit director
Director
Director
Director

milestones

Year
Milestone
 
Grew up in the Tyrolean Alps
1922 
Joined Vita Film company in Vienna as an editor
1923 
Went to Hollywood with Ernst Lubitsch
1926 
Worked as a Hollywood stock player
 
Started directing in Berlin, then in London; made directorial debut with "Two-O'Clock in the Morning" (1929)
Continued

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