Joseph Sistrom
Joseph Sistrom (born August 7, 1912 in Chicago , † April 7, 1966 in Los Angeles ) was an American film producer .
Life
After graduating from Stanford University , Joseph Sistrom initially worked as an assistant to film producer Pandro S. Berman . He then came to Perlberg-Capra Productions, with whom he appeared for Columbia Pictures as production assistant for Frank Capra's Mr. Smith Goes to Washington ( Mr. Smith Goes to Washington , 1939). That same year he co-produced the Columbia film The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt with Ida Lupino and Rita Hayworth . In the early 1940s he moved to Paramount Pictures , where William LeBaron took him under his wing. Sistrom subsequently produced the war film Wake Island (1943) and Billy Wilder's film noir classic Woman Without a Conscience ( Double Indemnity , 1944). He received an Oscar nomination in the Best Picture category for both productions . His last production, Pocketful of Miracles ( Pocketful of Miracles , 1961) with Bette Davis and Glenn Ford , was like the beginning of his career as a producer, a film by director Frank Capra. Joseph Sistrom died in Los Angeles in 1966 at the age of 53 .
Filmography (selection)
- 1939: The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
- 1942: Night in New Orleans
- 1942: Wake Island
- 1942: Star Spangled Rhythm
- 1944: Woman without a conscience ( Double Indemnity )
- 1945: Incendiary Blonde
- 1948: The Saxon Charm
- 1951: U-cruiser Tigerhai ( Submarine Command )
- 1952: The City of a Thousand Dangers ( The Atomic City )
- 1953: The Condemned's Ship ( Botany Bay )
- 1961: The Lower Ten Thousand ( Pocketful of Miracles )
Awards
- 1943: An Oscar nomination for Best Picture for Wake Island
- 1945: An Oscar nomination for Best Film for a Woman Without a Conscience
Web links
- Joseph Sistrom in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ The Armchair Detective . Volume 16, Allen J. Hubin, 1983, p. 18.
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Sistrom, Joseph |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film producer |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 7, 1912 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Chicago |
DATE OF DEATH | April 7, 1966 |
Place of death | los Angeles |