Frank Borzage

Director and producer. Born 23 April 1894 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. Died 19 June 1962.

Titles on Fi1m5 directing · 1 other

Average Fi1m scoreas director · 5 titles

Oscars2 won · 1 nominated

Born

23 April 1894, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Died

19 June 1962

Active

1927–1940

Frequently works with

Benjamin Glazer

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

81Fi1m

78Critics

We rate Frank’s work 3 points above the press, across 3 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above2

60 to 792

Under 601

Of 5 reviewed titles as director.

In numbers

Reviewed: 5 films
Screen time: 8 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $4m across 2 films with figures
Academy Awards: 2 Oscars2 won · 1 nominated
Active: 1927–1940

Genres

Drama4
Romance4
Music1
War1

Best and worst on Fi1m

86Best7th Heaven1927

57WorstFlirtation Walk1934

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

781910s

261920s

251930s

161940s

51950s

11960s

Awards

Academy Awards2 won · 1 nominated

Won1932Best Director · Bad Girl
Won1929Best Director (Dramatic Picture) · Seventh Heaven
Nominated1928Best Director (Dramatic Picture) · Seventh Heaven

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.