| ~Clarence Brown~ Born: May 10, 1890 in Clinton, Massachusetts, USA Died: August 17, 1987 in Santa Monica, CA, USA |
| ~Los Angeles Times, 1987~ |
| ~Silent Filmography~ |
~Actor~
Navy Blues (1929) (uncredited) .... Roller Coaster Rider
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925) (uncredited) .... Crowd extra in chariot race
... aka Ben-Hur (USA: short title)
The Signal Tower (1924) .... Switch Man
~Director~
Wonder of Women (1929)
The Cossacks (1928) (uncredited)
The Trail of '98 (1928)
Flesh and the Devil (1926) ... Movie Still Code: 282-X
Kiki (1926)
The Eagle (1925)
The Goose Woman (1925)
Smouldering Fires (1925)
Butterfly (1924)
The Signal Tower (1924)
The Acquittal (1923)
Don't Marry for Money (1923)
The Light in the Dark (1922) ... aka The Light of Faith
The Foolish Matrons (1921) ... aka Is Marriage a Failure? (UK)
The Last of the Mohicans (1920) (as Clarence L. Brown)
The Great Redeemer (1920)
Navy Blues (1929) (uncredited) .... Roller Coaster Rider
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925) (uncredited) .... Crowd extra in chariot race
... aka Ben-Hur (USA: short title)
The Signal Tower (1924) .... Switch Man
~Director~
Wonder of Women (1929)
The Cossacks (1928) (uncredited)
The Trail of '98 (1928)
Flesh and the Devil (1926) ... Movie Still Code: 282-X
Kiki (1926)
The Eagle (1925)
The Goose Woman (1925)
Smouldering Fires (1925)
Butterfly (1924)
The Signal Tower (1924)
The Acquittal (1923)
Don't Marry for Money (1923)
The Light in the Dark (1922) ... aka The Light of Faith
The Foolish Matrons (1921) ... aka Is Marriage a Failure? (UK)
The Last of the Mohicans (1920) (as Clarence L. Brown)
The Great Redeemer (1920)
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| ~Clarence Brown & Katharine Hepburn~ |
| ~Clark Gable & Clarence Brown~ |
Clarence Brown, a onetime engineer and World War I aviator, became one of the film world's most
prolific directors, enhancing the careers of such diverse stars as Greta Garbo, Clark Gable, Norma
Shearer and Elizabeth Taylor.
Brown was the "woman's director" who drew fine performances from Louise Dresser and Vilma
Banky and directed more of Garbo's films than anyone else.
He was the "man's director" who was credited by Lionel Barrymore with "full responsibility" for the
Academy Award that Barrymore won for "A Free Soul," and did much to establish the macho screen
image of Gable.
He was the "children's director" who got star-making performances from Elizabeth Taylor in
"National Velvet," Claude Jarman Jr. in "The Yearling," Butch Jenkins in "The Human Comedy" and
Gene Reynolds in "Of Human Hearts."
His first movie, "The Great Redeemer," made under his mentor Maurice Tourneur's direct
supervision in 1920, was followed by co-director credits with Tourneur for "The Last of the
Mohicans" the same year and "The Foolish Matrons" in 1921.
In the years that followed, he directed a number of pictures including "The Light in the Dark,"
"Don't Marry for Money," "The Acquittal," "The Signal Tower" and "The Butterfly," but made his
reputation in 1925 with a major hit, "The Eagle," starring Rudolph Valentino and Vilma Banky.
"Flesh and the Devil" was Brown's first picture with Garbo, the one she always credited with making
her a real star, and he followed it with another silent effort, "A Woman of Affairs," and then five
Garbo talkies: "Anna Christie," "Romance," Inspiration," "Anna Karenina" and "Conquest."
— Ted Thackrey Jr. in the Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 1987
prolific directors, enhancing the careers of such diverse stars as Greta Garbo, Clark Gable, Norma
Shearer and Elizabeth Taylor.
Brown was the "woman's director" who drew fine performances from Louise Dresser and Vilma
Banky and directed more of Garbo's films than anyone else.
He was the "man's director" who was credited by Lionel Barrymore with "full responsibility" for the
Academy Award that Barrymore won for "A Free Soul," and did much to establish the macho screen
image of Gable.
He was the "children's director" who got star-making performances from Elizabeth Taylor in
"National Velvet," Claude Jarman Jr. in "The Yearling," Butch Jenkins in "The Human Comedy" and
Gene Reynolds in "Of Human Hearts."
His first movie, "The Great Redeemer," made under his mentor Maurice Tourneur's direct
supervision in 1920, was followed by co-director credits with Tourneur for "The Last of the
Mohicans" the same year and "The Foolish Matrons" in 1921.
In the years that followed, he directed a number of pictures including "The Light in the Dark,"
"Don't Marry for Money," "The Acquittal," "The Signal Tower" and "The Butterfly," but made his
reputation in 1925 with a major hit, "The Eagle," starring Rudolph Valentino and Vilma Banky.
"Flesh and the Devil" was Brown's first picture with Garbo, the one she always credited with making
her a real star, and he followed it with another silent effort, "A Woman of Affairs," and then five
Garbo talkies: "Anna Christie," "Romance," Inspiration," "Anna Karenina" and "Conquest."
— Ted Thackrey Jr. in the Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 1987
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