Andor Vidor

Andor Vidor
Born14 April 1912
Diedc. March 1943
OccupationCinematographer
Years active1935–1939 (film)

Andor Vidor (1912–1943) was a Hungarian cinematographer.[1][2] Vidor was born in Budapest of Jewish heritage, the nephew of screenwriter Ladislaus Vajda and a cousin of Ladislao Vajda. He trained under the guidance of István Eiben and went on to shoot a dozen Hungarian films during the 1930s, generally romantic comedies. His career was halted by the introduction of the Anti-Jewish Laws of 1938 aimed to remove those of Jewish ethnicity from the Hungarian film industry. His final work was as editor on the 1939 sports comedy film 3:1 a szerelem javára[3] The exact date and location of his death are unclear, although he was working as a forced labourer in Axis-controlled territory.

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ Rîpeanu p.151
  2. ^ Horák p.161
  3. ^ Schwab p.65

Bibliography

  • Horák, Magda. A magyar értelmiség veszteségei az 1940-es években. BékésPrint, 1994.
  • Rîpeanu, Bujor. (ed.) International Directory of Cinematographers, Set- and Costume Designers in Film: Hungary (from the beginnings to 1988). Saur, 1981.
  • Schwab, Jan Tilman. Fussball im Film: Lexikon des Fussballfilms, Volume 2. Belleville, 2006.