Joe Pasternak
Known for: Production
Born: September 19, 1901
Died: September 13, 1991
Place of birth: Szilágysomlyó, 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.
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Filmography
95 movies · 1 TV show, newest first
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Unwanted Cinema
2005
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Mario Lanza: The American Caruso
1983
7.0
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
5.1
The Sweet Ride
1968
5.4
Penelope
1966
5.6
Spinout
1966
4.9
Made in Paris
1966
6.5
Girl Happy
1965
5.8
Looking for Love
1964
5.9
A Ticklish Affair
1963
5.9
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
1963
6.0
Billy Rose's Jumbo
1962
5.2
The Horizontal Lieutenant
1962
6.1
Where the Boys Are
1960
6.2
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
1960
6.5
Ask Any Girl
1959
6.8
Party Girl
1958
6.1
This Could Be the Night
1957
5.6
Ten Thousand Bedrooms
1957
5.4
The Opposite Sex
1956
4.5
Meet Me in Las Vegas
1956
6.9
Love Me or Leave Me
1955
5.0
Hit the Deck
1955
5.8
Athena
1954
6.3
The Student Prince
1954
10.0
Flame and the Flesh
1954
6.2
Easy to Love
1953
4.7
Latin Lovers
1953
5.6
Small Town Girl
1953
7.0
The Oscars
1953
6.8
Because You're Mine
1952
6.3
The Merry Widow
1952
5.8
Skirts Ahoy!
1952
5.9
The Strip
1951
5.6
Rich, Young and Pretty
1951
5.9
The Great Caruso
1951
6.7
Summer Stock
1950
5.2
The Toast of New Orleans
1950
4.9
Duchess of Idaho
1950
6.0
Nancy Goes to Rio
1950
6.2
That Midnight Kiss
1949
6.8
In the Good Old Summertime
1949
5.2
The Kissing Bandit
1948
5.8
Luxury Liner
1948
6.1
A Date with Judy
1948
5.9
On an Island with You
1948
7.8
Big City
1948
5.9
Three Daring Daughters
1948
5.8
This Time for Keeps
1947
6.4
The Unfinished Dance
1947
6.7
Holiday in Mexico
1946
6.3
Two Sisters from Boston
1946
6.5
No Leave, No Love
1946
6.5
Her Highness and the Bellboy
1945
6.8
Anchors Aweigh
1945
6.6
Thrill of a Romance
1945
6.7
Music for Millions
1944
5.8
Two Girls and a Sailor
1944
6.2
Song of Russia
1944
6.4
Thousands Cheer
1943
6.5
Presenting Lily Mars
1943
6.3
Seven Sweethearts
1942
7.2
It Started with Eve
1941
6.6
The Flame of New Orleans
1941
6.4
Nice Girl?
1941NR
A Friend Indeed
1941
6.0
Seven Sinners
1940
4.5
A Little Bit of Heaven
1940
6.9
Spring Parade
1940
6.4
It's a Date
1940
7.2
Destry Rides Again
1939
7.6
First Love
1939
7.0
The Under-Pup
1939
7.2
Three Smart Girls Grow Up
1939
5.5
That Certain Age
1938
5.5
Youth Takes a Fling
1938
7.0
Mad About Music
1938
6.4
One Hundred Men and a Girl
1937
6.5
Three Smart Girls
1936
6.5
Catherine the Last
1936
6.3
Little Mother
1935
8.0
Peter
19344.7
Frühjahrsparade
1934
8.0
Csibi, der Fratz
1934
7.0
Scandal in Budapest
1933
7.0
Pardon, tévedtem
1933
7.5
Five from the Jazzband
1932
8.0
I Go Out and You Stay Here
1931
6.5
One Hour of Happiness
193110.0
Zeugen gesucht
1930
6.0
Ludwig II, King of Bavaria
19307.0
Frühlingsrauschen - Tränen, die ich dir geweint
1929
7.0
Der Teufelsreporter
19296.8
The Brandenburg Arch
1929NR
Help Yourself
1927
7.1
The Phantom of the Opera
1925