Joseph E. Levine Biography (1905-1987)
Full name, Joseph Edward Levine; born September 9, 1905, in Boston, MA; diedJuly 31, 1987, in Greenwich, CT; married Rosalie Harrison (a singer with RudyVallee's orchestra), 1939; children: one son, one daughter.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Birth Details
- September 9, 1905
- Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Death Details
- July 31, 1987
- Greenwich, Connecticut, United States
Famous Works
- Credits
- FIRST FILM WORK--Producer (with Maxwell Finn), Gaslight Follies, Embassy,1955.
- Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM WORK; PRODUCER
- Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Embassy, 1956.
- Attila, Embassy, 1958.
- Hercules, Warner Brothers, 1959.
- Jack the Ripper, Paramount, 1960.
- Hercules Unchained, Warner Brothers, 1960.
- Two Women, Embassy, 1961.
- Bimbo the Great, Warner Brothers, 1961.
- The Fabulous World of Jules Verne, Warner Brothers, 1961.
- The Wonders of Aladdin, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), 1961.
- Morgan the Pirate, MGM, 1961.
- The Thief of Baghdad, MGM, 1961.
- Boy's Night Out, MGM, 1961.
- Sodom and Gomorrah, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1961.
- The Sky Above, the Mud Below, Embassy, 1961.
- Divorce, Italian Style, Embassy, 1962.
- Salvatore Guiliano, Embassy, 1962.
- Boccaccio '70, Embassy, 1962.
- Long Day's Journey into Night, Embassy, 1962.
- What a Curve Up! (also known as No Place Like Homicide!), Embassy, 1962.
- Conjugal Bed, Embassy, 1963.
- 8 1/2, Embassy, 1963.
- The Easy Life, Embassy, 1963.
- Landru (also known as Bluebeard), Embassy, 1963.
- Contempt, Embassy, 1963.
- Fury at Smuggler's Bay, Embassy, 1963.
- A Face in the Rain, Embassy, 1963.
- Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, Embassy, 1964.
- Marriage, Italian Style, Embassy, 1964.
- The Carpetbaggers, Paramount, 1964.
- The Empty Canvas, Embassy, 1964.
- Zulu, Embassy, 1964.
- Santa Claus Conquers the Martians, Embassy, 1964.
- Where Love Has Gone, Paramount, 1964.
- Casanova '70, Embassy, 1965.
- Darling, Embassy, 1965.
- Harlow, Embassy, 1965.
- The Tenth Victim, Embassy, 1965.
- Dingaka, Embassy, 1965.
- Sands of the Kalahari, Embassy, 1965.
- The Second Best Secret Agent in the Whole Wide World (also known as Licensed to Kill), Embassy, 1965.
- Git!, Embassy, 1965.
- The Idol, Embassy, 1966.
- Romeo and Juliet, Embassy, 1966.
- The Spy with a Cold Nose, Embassy, 1966.
- The Oscar, Embassy, 1966.
- A Man Called Adam, Embassy, 1966.
- Nevada Smith, Paramount, 1966.
- Woman Times Seven, Embassy, 1967.
- The Graduate, Embassy, 1967.
- Robbery, Embassy, 1967.
- The Caper of the Golden Bulls, Embassy, 1967.
- The Producers, AVCO-Embassy, 1968.
- The Lion in Winter, AVCO-Embassy, 1968.
- A Nice Girl Like Me, AVCO-Embassy, 1968.
- Generation, AVCO-Embassy, 1969.
- Stiletto, AVCO-Embassy, 1969.
- Don't Drink the Water, AVCO-Embassy, 1969.
- The Adventurers, Paramount, 1970.
- The Man Who Had Power over Women, AVCO-Embassy, 1970.
- Sunflower, AVCO-Embassy, 1970.
- The People Next Door, AVCO-Embassy, 1970.
- C.C. and Company, AVCO-Embassy, 1970.
- Macho Callahan, AVCO-Embassy, 1970.
- Promise at Dawn, AVCO-Embassy, 1970.
- Soldier Blue, AVCO-Embassy, 1970.
- Carnal Knowledge, AVCO-Embassy, 1971.
- Thumb Tripping, AVCO-Embassy, 1972.
- The Ruling Class, AVCO-Embassy, 1972.
- Day of the Dolphin, AVCO-Embasssy, 1973.
- A Touch of Class, AVCO-Embassy, 1963.
- A Bridge Too Far, United Artists, 1977.
- Magic, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1978.
- Tatoo, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1981.
- Also produced Arruza, 1972; They Call Me Trinity, 1972; Paper Tiger, 1974; Night Porter, 1974; Only One New York, Embassy; The Hellfire Club, Embassy;Baby Love; A House Is Not a Home; Strangers in the City; and Light Fantastic.
- Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE WORK
- Producer, Kelly, Broadhurst Theatre, New York City, 1965.
Further Reference
OBITUARIES AND OTHER SOURCES:
- Variety, August 5, 1987.