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  • noun British filmmaker (born in Hungary) (1893-1956)

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  • The name Korda is now mostly associated with lush adventure films from Technicolor's heyday, when pictures such as "The Four ­Feathers" (1939), "The Thief of Bagdad" (1940) and "The Jungle Book" (1942) captivated the imagination of moviegoers.

    Four by Three Brothers 2009

  • Submitting articles and short stories to a liberal newspaper that had no idea the author was still an adolescent, he changed his name to Korda, which was both easy to remember and vaguelybut not tooHungarian-sounding.

    The Great Escape Kati Marton 2006

  • Submitting articles and short stories to a liberal newspaper that had no idea the author was still an adolescent, he changed his name to Korda, which was both easy to remember and vaguelybut not tooHungarian-sounding.

    The Great Escape Kati Marton 2006

  • Overnight the company was unable to refuel its planes in Phuket, Korda told Australia's Fairfax Radio.

    Air Australia collapse leaves 4,000 stranded and scrambling for refunds 2012

  • About 4,000 passengers were overseas with Air Australia round-trip tickets, voluntary administrator Mark Korda said.

    Air Australia collapse leaves 4,000 stranded and scrambling for refunds 2012

  • Colorful and fun kiddie adventure from producer Alexander Korda.

    Weekly Mishmash: May 30-June 5 : Scrubbles.net 2010

  • Colorful and fun kiddie adventure from producer Alexander Korda.

    2010 June : Scrubbles.net 2010

  • This BluRay has a gorgeous transfer and has some solid extras, most notably a brief making-of filmed on location and a new interview with Korda's son.

    Michael Giltz: DVDs: 1939 -- Still Hollywood's Greatest Year Michael Giltz 2011

  • My editor, Michael Korda, and I have made this same journey for thirty-six years, since that first day in March 1974 when I received the unbelievable call that Simon and Schuster had bought my first book, Where Are the Children?

    I’ll Walk Alone Mary Higgins Clark 2011

  • Korda said in a statement that Air Australia's administrators were calling for immediate expressions of interest from potential buyers.

    Air Australia collapse leaves 4,000 stranded and scrambling for refunds 2012

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