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Joe Pasternak Biography (1901-1991)

Full name, Joseph Pasternak; born September 19, 1901, in Szilagy- Somlyo, Hungary; died September 13, 1991, of Parkinson's disease; married; wife's name,Dorothy; children: Michael, Jeffrey, Peter.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

producer of more than one hundred films

Birth Details

September 19, 1901

Szilagy-Somlyo, Hungary

Famous Works

• Credits; Selected Films; Producer
• 100 Men and a Girl, Universal, 1936.
• Three Smart Girls, Universal, 1937.
• Mad about Music, Universal, 1938.
• Youth Takes a Fling, Universal, 1938.
• That Certain Age, Universal, 1938.
• Destry Rides Again, Universal, 1939.
• Three Smart Girls Grow Up, Universal, 1939.
• First Love, Universal, 1939.
• The Under-Pup, Universal, 1939.
• It's a Date, Universal, 1940.
• Spring Parade, Universal, 1940.
• A Little Bit of Heaven, Universal, 1940.
• It Started with Eve, Universal, 1941.
• Nice Girl?, Universal, 1941.
• The Flame of New Orleans, Universal, 1941.
• Seven Sweethearts, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1942.
• Presenting Lily Mars, MGM, 1943.
• Song of Russia, MGM, 1943.
• Thousand Cheer, MGM, 1943.
• Music for Millions, MGM, 1944.
• Two Girls and a Sailor, MGM, 1944.
• Her Highness and the Bellboy, MGM, 1945.
• Thrill of a Romance, MGM, 1945.
• Anchors Aweigh, MGM, 1945.
• Holiday in Mexico, MGM, 1946.
• Two Sisters from Boston, MGM, 1946.
• No Leave, No Love, MGM, 1946.
• This Time for Keeps, MGM, 1947.
• The Unfinished Dance, MGM, 1947.
• A Date with Judy, MGM, 1948.
• Three Daring Daughters, MGM, 1948.
• On an Island with You, MGM, 1948.
• The Kissing Bandit, MGM, 1948.
• Big City, MGM, 1948.
• Luxury Liner, MGM, 1948.
• In the Good Old Summertime, MGM, 1949.
• That Midnight Kiss, MGM, 1949.
• Nancy Goes to Rio, MGM, 1950.
• The Toast of New Orleans, MGM, 1950.
• The Duchess of Idaho, MGM, 1950.
• Summer Stock, MGM, 1950.
• Rich, Young, and Pretty, MGM, 1951.
• The Great Caruso, MGM, 1951.
• Because You're Mine, MGM, 1952.
• Skirts Ahoy!, MGM, 1952.
• The Merry Widow, MGM, 1952.
• Latin Lovers, MGM, 1953.
• Small Town Girl, MGM, 1953.
• Easy to Love, MGM, 1953.
• Flame and the Flesh, MGM, 1954.
• The Student Prince, MGM, 1954.
• Athena, MGM, 1954.
• Hit the Deck, MGM, 1955.
• Love Me or Leave Me, MGM, 1955.
• Meet Me in Las Vegas, MGM, 1956.
• The Opposite Sex, MGM, 1956.
• This Could Be the Night, MGM, 1957.
• Ten Thousand Bedrooms, MGM, 1957.
• Party Girl, MGM, 1958.
• Ask Any Girl, MGM, 1959.
• Please Don't Eat the Daisies, MGM, 1960.
• Where the Boys Are, MGM, 1960.
• The Horizontal Lieutenant, MGM, 1962.
• Jumbo, MGM, 1962.
• The Courtship of Eddy's Father, MGM, 1963.
• A Ticklish Affair, MGM, 1963.
• Looking for Love, MGM, 1964.
• Girl Happy, MGM, 1965.
• Made in Paris, MGM, 1966.
• Spinout, MGM, 1966.
• The Sweet Ride, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1968.
• Also produced films in Europe, including Das Schweigen im Walde, 1929, Zwei Menschen, 1930, Die Grosse Sehnsucht, 1930, Fraeulin Paprika, 1932, Skandal in Budapest, 1933, Csibi, 1933, Fruehlingsparade, 1934, Kleine Mutter, 1935, and Katharine, 1935.
• Credits; Books
• Easy the Hard Way (autobiography), Putnam, 1956.

Further Reference

Books

• Pasternak, Joe, Easy the Hard Way, Putnam, 1956.