Joe Pasternak
From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Joseph Herman Joe Pasternak September 19 1901 September 13 1991 was an Hungarianborn American film producer in Hollywood He was born to a Jewish family in Szilágysomlyó AustriaHungary 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 Parkinsons 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 Id 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 featurelength films as well as three Academy Award shows
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