Alberto Korda to get what he wanted in his photos. Korda was a photographer for the Cuban newspaper "Revolución" when he produced on March 5, 1960, the iconic image of Che Guevara that became a worldwide symbol of revolution and rebellion. He never received any royalties for the image, because Castro did not recognize the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works. In 2000, he sued Smirnoff (Lowe Lintas) over the use of the image in advertisement. Commenting on the illicit use of his photograph, the artist said, "As a supporter of the ideals for which Che Guevara died,
Alexander Korda Olivier and Vivien Leigh, and produced "Lydia" (1941) with Oberon. He supervised "Jungle Book" (1942), a live action version of the Kipling story, directed by Zoltán Korda. He also had minor involvement in "To Be or Not to Be" (1942). Korda was appointed Knight Bachelor in the 1942 Birthday Honours. On 22 September 1942, Korda was knighted at an investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace by George VI for his contribution to the war effort, the first film director to receive the honour. He returned to Britain in 1943 as production chief of MGM-London films, with a £35 million, 10-year programme.