Clarence Leon Brown was the son of Larkin Harry and Catherine Ann (Gaw)
Brown of Clinton, Massachusetts. His family moved to Knoxville,
Tennessee, when he was 12 years old. He graduated from Knoxville High
School in 1905 and from the University of Tennessee with a B.A. in
mechanical and electrical engineering in 1912. After graduation Brown
settled in Alabama, where he operated a Stevens Duryea dealership
called the Brown Motor Car Co. He soon tired of the car business and,
fascinated by the movies, moved to New Jersey to study with French
director
Maurice Tourneur at Peerless
Productions in Fort Lee.
During his career Brown directed or produced more than 50
widely-acclaimed full-length films--many during his long association
with prestigious MGM--and worked with many of the industry's most
illustrious performers. He also maintained close ties with the
University of Tennessee, donating the money necessary to construct the
institution's Clarence Brown Theatre during the 1970s and an additional
$12 million after his death.
Plymouth Adventure(1952)
When in Rome(1952)
It's a Big Country: An American Anthology(1951)
Angels in the Outfield(1951)
The Light in the Dark(1922)
Possessed(1931)as Man on Merry-Go-Round
Navy Blues(1929)as Roller Coaster Rider
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ(1925)as Chariot Race Spectator
The Signal Tower(1924)as Switch Man
Never Let Me Go(1953)
To Please a Lady(1950)
The Blue Bird(1918)
Exile(1917)
Law of the Land(1917)
A Girl's Folly(1917)
The Pride of the Clan(1917)
The Velvet Paw(1916)
Love on the Run(1936)
You Can't Fool a Camera(1941)as Self
Hollywood Goes to Town(1938)as Self
Screen Snapshots No. 2(1925)as Self
Maurice Tourneur, tisseur de rêves(2024)
Garbo(2005)as Self - 1969 Interview
Century of Cinema(1995)as Self
MGM: When the Lion Roars(1992)as Self
Hollywood(1980)as Self
