Brown moved to Universal in 1924, and then to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, where he remained until the mid-1950s. At MGM he was one of the main directors of their major female stars; he directed Joan Crawford six times and Greta Garbo seven.
Brown was nominated five times for six films (see below) for an Academy Award as a director, but he never received an Oscar. However, he won Best Foreign Film for Anna Karenina, starring Garbo at the 1935 Venice International Film Festival.
Brown's films gained a total of 38 Academy Award nominations and earned nine Oscars. Brown himself received five Academy Award nominations for six films and in 1949, he won the British Academy Award for the film version of William Faulkner's Intruder in the Dust.
In 1957, Brown was awarded The George Eastman Award, given by George Eastman House for distinguished contribution to the art of film.[11] Brown retired a wealthy man due to his real estate investments, but refused to watch new movies, as he feared they might cause him to restart his career.
Clarence Brown was married four times. His first marriage was to Paula Herndon Pratt in 1913, which lasted until their divorce in 1920.[13] The couple produced a daughter, Adrienne Brown.[14]
His second marriage was to Ona Wilson, which lasted from 1922 until their divorce in 1927.[15]
He was engaged to Dorothy Sebastian[16] and Mona Maris, although he did not marry either of them, with Maris later saying she ended their relationship because she had her "own ideas of marriage then."[17]
He married his third wife, Alice Joyce, in 1933 and they divorced in 1945.[18][19]
His last marriage was to Marian Spies in 1946, which lasted until his death in 1987.[19]
Navy Blues (1929) – Roller Coaster Rider (uncredited)
Possessed (1931) – Man on Merry-Go-Round (uncredited) (final film role)
Notesedit
^In 1929/1930, Brown received one Academy Award nomination for two films. According to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, "As allowed by the award rules for this year, a single nomination could honor work in one or more films."
^In 1929/1930, Brown received one Academy Award nomination for two films. According to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, "As allowed by the award rules for this year, a single nomination could honor work in one or more films."
Referencesedit
^Little, Lexie (July 10, 2019). "A Roustabout Career: The Forgotten Celebrity of Clarence Brown". Torchbearer. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
^"Clarence Brown Collection – Special Collections – Libraries – The University of Tennessee, Knoxville". lib.utk.edu. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
^"Clarence Brown Collection – Special Collections – Libraries – The University of Tennessee, Knoxville". lib.utk.edu. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
^"Clarence Brown – About This Person – Movies & TV". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2014. Archived from the original on May 5, 2014. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
^Classic Director Spotlight -Clarence Brown www.storyenthusiast.com. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
^Tarbell, Molly. "George Eastman Award". George Eastman Museum. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
^"History | Clarence Brown Theatre". clarencebrowntheatre.com. Archived from the original on May 5, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
^Young, Gwenda (September 13, 2018). Clarence Brown: Hollywood's Forgotten Master. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 9780813175966.
^Young, Gwenda (September 13, 2018). Clarence Brown: Hollywood's Forgotten Master. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 9780813175966.
^Young, Gwenda (September 13, 2018). Clarence Brown: Hollywood's Forgotten Master. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 9780813175966.
^Young, Gwenda (September 13, 2018). Clarence Brown: Hollywood's Forgotten Master. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 9780813175966.
^Young, Gwenda (September 13, 2018). Clarence Brown: Hollywood's Forgotten Master. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 9780813175966.
^Young, Gwenda (September 13, 2018). Clarence Brown: Hollywood's Forgotten Master. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 9780813175966.
^ abYoung, Gwenda (September 13, 2018). Clarence Brown: Hollywood's Forgotten Master. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 9780813175966.
^Wilson, Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.: 2. McFarland & Company (2016) ISBN 0786479922
^"Clarence Brown | Hollywood Walk of Fame". www.walkoffame.com. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
^"Clarence Brown". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
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Brownlow, Kevin. "Clarence Brown" in The Parade's Gone By New York: Knopf (1968)
Estrin, Allen. "The Hollywood Professionals, Vol. 6: Frank Capra, George Cukor, Clarence Brown", AS Barnes (1980)
Bastarache, A.J. An Extraordinary Town, How one of America's smallest towns shaped the world – A Historical Marketing Book by A. J. Bastarache.
Young, Gwenda. 'Clarence Brown: From Knoxville to Hollywood and Back'. Journal of East Tennessee History', pp. 53–73 (2002)
Young, Gwenda (April 2003). "Star Maker: The Career of Clarence Brown". Sight and Sound. British Film Institute. Archived from the original on May 14, 2007.
Young, Gwenda. Clarence Brown: Hollywood's Forgotten Master. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2018
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External linksedit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Clarence Brown.
Wikisource has original works by or about: Clarence Brown
"An Extraordinary Town – Clinton, Massachusetts" (a book on Brown's birthplace, with an extensive section on Brown), extraordinarytown.com
Information available on the actual dates and nominations, plus commentary on the nominations for multiple roles/films in 1929/1930 Archived March 28, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, oscars.org