Clarence Brown

**Clarence Brown** (10. maj 1890 &ndash; 17. august 1987) bio je američki filmski režiser, najpoznatiji po uspješnim melodramama napravljenim u Hollywoodu 1930-ih. 

Brown je u mladosti bio fasciniran automobilima i diplomirao je strojarstvo. Međutim, 1913. je napustio struku kako bi se pridružio filmskom studiju Peerless u Fort Leeju gdje mu je mentor bio rani francuski sineast Maurice Tourneur. Nakon vojne službe u prvom svjetskom ratu je pažnju privukao sa filmom *[[The Last of the Mohicans (film, 1920)|The Last of the Mohicans]]* godine 1920. Godine 1924. se priključio novostvorenom hollywoodskom studiju MGM gdje je postigao svoje najveće uspjehe. Bez problema je prošao tranziciju sa nijemog na zvučni film, a što se pripisuje njegovoj reputaciji "glumačkog režisera", odnosno sposobnosti da ostvari najbolju moguću suradnju sa glumcima. MGM mu je stoga povjeravao neke od svojih najprestižnijih projekata vezanih uz svoje najveće zvijezde kao što su Greta Garbo. Brown se nakon uspješne karijere povukao sa filma početkom 1950-ih, a dotada je stekao veliko bogatstvo paralelnom karijerom trgovca nekretninama. Poslije je tvrdio da odbija gledati nove filmove jer se boji da bi se mogao vratiti režiji. 

Brown je također poznat po velikom broju nominacija za Oscar za najbolju režiju, od kojih nije dobio nijedan.

## Filmografija

* *[[The Law of the Land (film)|The Law of the Land]]* (1917)
* *[[The Blue Bird (1918 film)|The Blue Bird]]* (1918)
* *[[The Great Redeemer]]* (1920)
* *[[The Last of the Mohicans (1920 American film)|The Last of the Mohicans]]* (1920)
* *The Foolish Matrons* (1921)
* *[[The Light in the Dark]]* (1922)
* *Don't Marry for Money* (1923)
* *[[The Acquittal]]* (1923)
* *The Signal Tower* (1924)
* *Butterfly* (1924)
* *[[The Eagle (1925 film)|The Eagle]]* (1925)
* *[[The Goose Woman]]* (1925)
* *[[Smouldering Fires (film)|Smouldering Fires]]* (1925)
* *[[Flesh and the Devil]]* (1926)
* *[[Kiki (1926 film)|Kiki]]* (1926)
* *[[A Woman of Affairs]]* (1928)
* *[[The Trail of '98]]* (1929)
* *[[Navy Blues (1929 film)|Navy Blues]]* (1929)
* *Wonder of Women* (1929)
* *[[Anna Christie (1930 film)|Anna Christie]]* (1930) - nominacija za Oscar za najboljeg režisera 
* *[[Romance (1930 film)|Romance]]* (1930) - nominacija za Oscar za najboljeg režisera 
* *[[Inspiration (1931 film)|Inspiration]]* (1931)
* *[[Possessed (1931 film)|Possessed]]* (1931)
* *[[A Free Soul]]* (1931) - nominacija za Oscar za najboljeg režisera
* *[[Emma (1932 film)|Emma]]* (1932)
* *[[Letty Lynton]]* (1932)
* *The Son-Daughter* (1932)
* *Looking Forward* (1933)
* *Night Flight* (1933)
* *[[Sadie McKee]]* (1934)
* *[[Chained (1934 film)|Chained]]* (1934)
* *[[Ah, Wilderness! (film)|Ah, Wilderness!]]* (1935)
* *[[Anna Karenina (1935 film)|Anna Karenina]]* (1935)
* *[[Wife vs. Secretary]]* (1935)
* *[[The Gorgeous Hussy]]* (1936)
* *[[Conquest (1937 film)|Conquest]]* (1937)
* *[[Of Human Hearts]]* (1938)
* *[[Idiot's Delight (film)|Idiot's Delight]]* (1939)
* *[[The Rains Came]]* (1939)
* *[[Edison, the Man]]* (1940)
* *[[Come Live with Me (film)|Come Live with Me]]* (1941)
* *[[They Met in Bombay]]* (1941)
* *[[The Human Comedy (film)|The Human Comedy]]* (1943) - nominacija za Oscar za najboljeg režisera i najbolji film
* *[[The White Cliffs of Dover (1944 film)|The White Cliffs of Dover]]* (1944)
* *[[National Velvet (film)|National Velvet]]* (1944) - nominacija za Oscar za najboljeg režisera
* *[[The Yearling (film)|The Yearling]]* (1946) - nominacija za Oscar za najboljeg režisera
* *[[Song of Love (1947 film)|Song of Love]]* (1947)
* *[[Intruder in the Dust (1949 film)|Intruder in the Dust]]* (1949)
* *[[To Please a Lady]]* (1950)
* *[[Angels in the Outfield (1951 film)|Angels in the Outfield]]* (1951)
* *[[When in Rome (1952 film)|When in Rome]]* (1952)
* *[[Plymouth Adventure]]* (1952)

## Izvori

* Brownlow, Kevin. "Clarence Brown" in *The Parade's Gone By* New York: Knopf, 1968
* "The Hollywood Professionals, Vol. 6: Frank Capra, George Cukor, Clarence Brown" by Allen Estrin, AS Barnes, 1980
* *An Extraordinary Town, How one of America's smallest towns shaped the world - A Historical Marketing Book* by A. J. Bastarache. Featuring a comprehensive section on Clarence Brown.
* Young, Gwenda. 'Clarence Brown: From Knoxville to Hollywood and Back'. *Journal of East Tennessee History*', 2002. 73 :53-73
* Young, Gwenda. "Star Maker:The Career of Clarence Brown". *Sight and Sound* April, 2003. http://www.bfi.org.uk/sightandsound/feature/94 
* Neely, Jack. "Clarence Brown: The Forgotten Director". *'Metropulse* March 2008. 'http://www.metropulse.com/news/2008/mar/06/clarence-brown-forgotten-director/ 
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* "An Extraordinary Town, How one of America's smallest towns shaped the world"  A book on Clarence Brown's home town with an extensive section on the life and contributions of Clarence Brown.
* Academy Awards Database  Information available on the actual dates and nominations, plus commentary on the nominations for multiple roles/films in 1929/1930.
* Clarence Brown at Virtual History