James Paris

James Paris 1921 26 May 1982 born Dimitris Paraschakis was a Greek film producer Born in 1921 in the village of Vatoussa Lesvos he studied at the Agricultural School of Thessaloniki and the Agricultural Institute of the University of Beirut in Lebanon In 1948 he emigrated to America and during his first years in the US he studied at the 20th Century Fox Film School obtained American citizenship and became director of the advertising department of United Artists 19481952 After working as a production manager on 20th Century Fox films he returned to Greece in the late 1950s giving a new lease of life to film productions In about a decade he produced 54 Greek films many of which were distinguished at the Thessaloniki Film Festival 5 Best Film Awards and were box office successes His first film was The Company of Miracles 1963 directed by Stefanos Stratigos James Parris the producer thanks to whom the concept of overproduction became known in the Greek cinema died in 1982 at the age of 61