Joe Pasternak

Known for ProductionBorn 1901-09-19Died 1991-09-13Szilágysomlyó, Austria-Hungary

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Joseph Herman "Joe" Pasternak (September 19, 1901 – September 13, 1991) was an Hungarian-born American film producer in Hollywood. He was born to a Jewish family in Szilágysomlyó, Austria-Hungary (now Șimleu Silvaniei, Romania). His father was a town clerk and Pasternak was one of eleven children. In 1920 he emigrated to the US as a teenager and went to stay with an uncle in Philadelphia. He worked in a factory, punching holes in leather belts, and did a variety of other jobs. He also studied acting in New York. Pasternak became an assistant director at Paramount on The Phantom of the Opera (1925). Several years later he was directing at Universal. In 1928 Universal sent him as an associate producer to Germany. Upon return from Europe he produced a number of hits with new talent such as Deanna Durbin and Gloria Jean, reputedly saving Universal from Bankruptcy. Pasternak also had careers at MGM, Fox and Euterpe. He made mostly musicals. In 1968 he was stricken with Parkinson's Disease. He recovered slightly two years later but made no more films. He said at the time "I am proud that I have produced 105 pictures and not one of them is adults only." In 1980 he estimated his films had earned $400 million. "If I had a percentage I'd be the richest man in town," he said. His career as a film producer spanned 40 years and earned him two Oscar nominations and three Golden Globe Award nominations. He retired in 1968, having produced more than ninety feature-length films as well as three Academy Award shows.Read more

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Flame and the Flesh

Zeugen gesucht

Song of Russia

Csibi, der Fratz

Peter

I Go Out and You Stay Here

Big City

First Love

Five from the Jazzband

Three Smart Girls Grow Up

It Started with Eve

Destry Rides Again

The Oscars

Love Me or Leave Me

The Under-Pup

Mad About Music

Party Girl

The Phantom of the Opera

Pardon, tévedtem

Scandal in Budapest

Spring Parade

Der Teufelsreporter

Frühlingsrauschen - Tränen, die ich dir geweint

Because You're Mine

Anchors Aweigh

Summer Stock

In the Good Old Summertime

Girl Happy

Holiday in Mexico

Music for Millions

Ask Any Girl

The Brandenburg Arch

Thrill of a Romance

Her Highness and the Bellboy

No Leave, No Love

The Flame of New Orleans

Three Smart Girls

Catherine the Last

The Student Prince

Presenting Lily Mars

Thousands Cheer

The Merry Widow

One Hour of Happiness

It's a Date

Two Sisters from Boston

Please Don't Eat the Daisies

One Hundred Men and a Girl

The Unfinished Dance