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Pandro S. Berman Biography (1905-1996)

Full name, Pandro Samuel Berman; born March 28, 1905, in Pittsburgh, PA; diedof congestive heart failure, July 13, 1996, in Beverly Hills, CA; son of Harry M. (a film distributor and film studio executive) and Julie (Epstein) Berman; married Viola Newman, 1927 (divorced); married Kathryn Hereford, 1960 (died, 1993); children: (first marriage) Susan Berman Moshay, Cynthia Berman Schaffel, Michael. Career: Film producer and editor. Began career as script clerk, became film editor; RKO Radio Pictures, began as assistant director, became producer, c. 1925-40, head of production, 1937-40; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Culver City, CA, producer, 1940-67; Twentieth Century-Fox, producer, 1967-70; independent producer, beginning in 1970. Columbia Studios, worked as film and title editor. Awards, Honors: Academy Award nominations, best picture, 1934, for The Gay Divorcee, 1935, for Alice Adams and Top Hat, 1937, for Stage Door, 1950, for Father of the Bride, and 1952, for Ivanhoe; Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award, AcademyAwards, 1976; David O. Selznick Lifetime Achievement Award for Motion Pictures, Motion Picture Producers Guild of America, 1992.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Film producer, film editor

Birth Details

March 28, 1905

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Details

July 13, 1996

Beverly Hills, California, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Work
• Unless Otherwise Noted
• Assistant director, Lady Robinhood, Film Booking Offices of America, 1925
• Assistant director, Smooth as Satin, Film Booking Offices of America, 1925
• (As Pan Berman) Assistant director, Alias Mary Flynn, Film BookingOffices of America, 1925
• (As Pan Berman) Assistant director, Midnight Folly, 1925
• Film editor, Beyond London Lights, Film Booking Offices of America, 1928
• Film editor, Fangs of the Wild, Film Booking Offices of America, 1928
• Film editor, Phantom of the Range, Film Booking Offices of America, 1928
• Film editor, Stocks and Blondes, Film Booking Offices of America,1928
• Film editor, Taxi 13, Film Booking Offices of America, 1928
• Film editor, The Texas Tornado, Film Booking Offices of America, 1928
• Coeditor, Trial Marriage, Columbia, 1929
• The Gay Diplomat, RKO Radio Pictures, 1931
• Way Back Home (also known as Old Greatheart and Other People's Business), RKO Radio Pictures, 1931
• Associate producer, The Age of Consent, RKO Radio Pictures, 1932
• Associate producer, The Half Naked Truth, RKO Radio Pictures, 1932
• Associate producer, Men of Chance, RKO Radio Pictures, 1932
• Associate producer, Symphony of Six Million (also known as Melody of Life), RKO Radio Pictures, 1932
• Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men (also known as Cupid in the Rough), RKO Radio Pictures, 1933
• Ann Vickers, RKO Radio Pictures, 1933
• Bed of Roses, RKO Radio Pictures, 1933
• Associate producer, Christopher Strong, RKO Radio Pictures, 1933
• Morning Glory, RKO Radio Pictures, 1933
• One Man's Journey, RKO Radio Pictures, 1933
• The Silver Cord, RKO Radio Pictures, 1933
• Associate producer, Sweepings, RKO Radio Pictures, 1933
• Executive producer, The Age of Innocence, RKO Radio Pictures, 1934
• By Your Leave, RKO Radio Pictures, 1934
• Executive producer, The Cockeyed Cavaliers, RKO Radio Pictures, 1934
• The Fountain, RKO Radio Pictures, 1934
• The Gay Divorcee (also known as The Gay Divorce), RKO RadioPictures, 1934
• The Gridiron Flash, RKO Radio Pictures, 1934
• Executive producer, His Greatest Gamble, RKO Radio Pictures, 1934
• The Life of Vergie Winters, RKO Radio Pictures, 1934
• The Little Minister, RKO Radio Pictures, 1934
• Executive producer, Murder on the Blackboard, RKO Radio Pictures,1934
• Of Human Bondage, RKO Radio Pictures, 1934
• The Richest Girl in the World, RKO Radio Pictures, 1934
• Romance in Manhattan, RKO Radio Pictures, 1934
• Spitfire, RKO Radio Pictures, 1934
• Stingaree, RKO Radio Pictures, 1934
• Strictly Dynamite, RKO Radio Pictures, 1934
• This Man Is Mine, RKO Radio Pictures, 1934
• Wednesday's Child, RKO Radio Pictures, 1934
• Executive producer, We're Rich Again, RKO Radio Pictures, 1934
• Where Sinners Meet (also known as The Dover Road), RKO Radio Pictures, 1934
• Alice Adams, RKO Radio Pictures, 1935
• Break of Hearts, RKO Radio Pictures, 1935
• In Person, RKO Radio Pictures, 1935
• I Dream Too Much, RKO Radio Pictures, 1935
• Laddie, RKO Radio Pictures, 1935
• Roberta, RKO Radio Pictures, 1935
• Star of Midnight, RKO Radio Pictures, 1935
• Sylvia Scarlett, RKO Radio Pictures, 1935
• Top Hat, RKO Radio Pictures, 1935
• The Big Game, RKO Radio Pictures, 1936
• Follow the Fleet, RKO Radio Pictures, 1936
• Mary of Scotland, RKO Radio Pictures, 1936
• Muss 'em Up (also known as The House of Fate), RKO Radio Pictures, 1936
• Swing Time, RKO Radio Pictures, 1936
• That Girl from Paris, RKO Radio Pictures, 1936
• Winterset, RKO Radio Pictures, 1936
• A Woman Rebels, RKO Radio Pictures, 1936
• A Damsel in Distress, RKO Radio Pictures, 1937
• Stage Door, RKO Radio Pictures, 1937
• Shall We Dance? (also known as Stepping Toes and Watch Your Step), RKO Radio Pictures, 1937
• Quality Street, RKO Radio Pictures, 1937
• Carefree, RKO Radio Pictures, 1938
• Having Wonderful Time (also known as Having a Wonderful Time), RKO Radio Pictures, 1938
• The Mad Miss Manton, RKO Radio Pictures, 1938
• Mother Carey's Chickens, RKO Radio Pictures, 1938
• Room Service, RKO Radio Pictures, 1938
• Associate producer, Vivacious Lady, RKO Radio Pictures, 1938
• Executive producer, Allegheny Uprising (also known as The FirstRebel), RKO Radio Pictures, 1939
• Executive producer, Bachelor Mother (also known as Little Mother, My Fifth Avenue Girl, Nobody's Wife, and She Said I Do), RKO Radio Pictures, 1939
• Boy Slaves, RKO Radio Pictures, 1939
• The Flying Irishman, RKO Radio Pictures, 1939
• Gunga Din, RKO Radio Pictures, 1939
• The Hunchback of Notre Dame, RKO Radio Pictures, 1939
• In Name Only, RKO Radio Pictures, 1939
• Love Affair, RKO Radio Pictures, 1939
• Executive producer, The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle, RKO Radio Pictures, 1939
• Honky Tonk, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1941
• Love Crazy, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1941
• Ziegfeld Girl, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1941
• Rio Rita, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1942
• Somewhere I'll Find You, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1942
• Slightly Dangerous, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1943
• Song of Russia, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1943
• Dragon Seed, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1944
• Marriage Is a Private Affair, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1944
• National Velvet, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1944
• The Seventh Cross (also known as The Seven Crosses), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1944
• The Picture of Dorian Gray, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1945
• Undercurrent, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1946
• If Winter Comes, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1947
• Living in a Big Way, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1947
• The Sea of Grass, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1947
• The Three Musketeers, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1948
• The Bribe, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1949
• The Doctor and the Girl, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1949
• Madame Bovary, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1949
• Father of the Bride, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1950
• Father's Little Dividend, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1951
• The Light Touch, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1951
• Soldiers Three, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1951
• Ivanhoe, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1952
• Lovely to Look At, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1952
• The Prisoner of Zenda, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1952
• All the Brothers Were Valiant, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1953
• Battle Circus, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1953
• Knights of the Round Table, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1953
• The Long, Long Trailer, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1954
• Blackboard Jungle, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1955
• Quentin Durward (also known as The Adventures of Quentin Durward), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1955
• Bhowani Junction, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1956
• The Great American Pastime, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1956
• Tea and Sympathy, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1956
• Jailhouse Rock, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1957
• Something of Value, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1957
• The Brothers Karamazov (also known as Karamazov and TheMurderer Dmitry Karamazov), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1958
• The Reluctant Debutante, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1958
• All the Fine Young Cannibals, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1960
• Butterfield 8, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1960
• Key Witness, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1960
• Sweet Bird of Youth, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1962
• The Prize, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1963
• Honeymoon Hotel, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1964
• A Patch of Blue, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1965
• Justine, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1969
• Move, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1970
• Film Appearances
• Himself, George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (documentary), Rosebud Communications Releasing, 1985
• Television Appearances
• Episodic
• Hollywood: The Golden Years, 1988

Further Reference

OBITUARIES AND OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

• Entertainment Weekly, July 26, 1996, p. 11.
• New York Times, July 15, 1996,
• Time, July 29, 1996, p. 23*.