Slavko Vorkapich

Birthday: 3/17/1894
Deathday: 10/20/1976
Place of birth: Serbia
Fame for: Directing
Also known as: Slavko Vorkapić, Славољуб "Славко" Воркапић

Biography

Slavoljub "Slavko" Vorkapić, known in English as Slavko Vorkapich, was a Serbian-born Hollywood montagist, an independent cinematic artist, chair of USC School of Cinematic Arts, chair of the Belgrade Film and Theatre Academy, painter, and illustrator. He was a prominent figure of modern cinematography and motion picture film art during the early and mid-20th century and was a cinema theorist and lecturer.