Editing Michael Curtiz (section)

== Early life ==
Curtiz was born Manó Kaminer{{efn|In Hungarian [[eastern name order]] [[:hu:Kertész Mihály|Kaminer Manó]]}} to a [[Judaism|Jewish]] family in [[Budapest]] in 1886, where his father was a carpenter and his mother an opera singer.<ref name=TCM>[https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/42547%7C111394/Michael-Curtiz/ Biography of Michael Curtiz], ''Turner Classic Movies'' (TCM)</ref><ref name=Marton />{{rp|20}}<ref>[http://www.tabletmag.com/scroll/141861/the-brothers-who-co-wrote-casablanca Tablet Magazine: "The Brothers Who Co-Wrote 'Casablanca', Writers Julius and Philip Epstein, are also forebears of baseball's Theo Epstein" by Adam Chandler] August 22, 2013</ref> In 1905, he [[Magyarised]] his name to Mihály Kertész.{{efn|In Hungarian [[eastern name order]] [[:hu:Kertész Mihály|Kertész Mihály]]}}{{efn|Other spellings that various biographers have used are  Kertész Mihály, Michael Courtice, Michael Kertesz, Mihaly Kertesz, Michael Kertész, and Kertész Kaminer Manó}} Curtiz had a [[lower middle class]] upbringing. He recalled during an interview that his family's home was a cramped apartment, where he had to share a small room with his two brothers and a sister. "Many times, we are hungry," he added.<ref name=Marton />{{rp|20}}

After graduating from high school, he studied at [[Markoszy University]], followed by the Royal Academy of Theater and Art, in Budapest, before beginning his career.{{efn|According to biographer James C. Robertson, because Curtiz had given different accounts about his early life during his career, exact details about his early years have not been confirmed.<ref name=Robertson>Robertson, James C. ''The Casablanca Man: The Cinema of Michael Curtiz'', Routledge (1993)</ref>{{rp|5}} For example, he said that he once ran away from home to perform in various acts with a circus.}}