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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.