Alex Gottlieb
Alex Gottlieb (born December 21, 1906 in Zhytomyr , Russian Empire , † October 9, 1988 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American screenwriter and film producer .
Life
Alex Gottlieb was born in the Ukrainian city of Zhytomyr . His family immigrated to the United States and he grew up in Kansas. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin – Madison in 1928 . He then worked for several daily newspapers, including the Cardinal and the Brooklyn Eagle. In Brooklyn, he was employed by the Paramount Theater for public relations. He was hired as a press agent and wrote radio sketches for Al Jolson and Edgar Bergen, among others .
He started working as a screenwriter in the late 1930s. Several of his scripts were made into B-movies . In 1941 Universal Studios gave him the opportunity to star in Hell is the devil! to produce the film debut of the comedian duo Abbott and Costello . With a production budget of $ 185,000 , the film grossed over $ 4 million. Gottlieb was then to produce eight more Abbot and Costello films over the next few years.
Gottlieb was married to Polly Rose, the sister of producer Billy Rose , from 1936 . He died on October 9, 1988, aged 81, of complications from an intracerebral hemorrhage at the Motion Picture and Television Hospital in Woodland Hills. He left behind his wife and son.
Filmography (selection)
producer
- 1941: Buck Privates
- 1941: The devil breaks loose in hell! (Hellzapoppin ')
- 1941: Beware of ghosts! (Hold That Ghost)
- 1942: Abbott and Costello among cannibals (Pardon My Sarong)
- 1942: Heroes in the Saddle (Ride 'Em Cowboy)
- 1943: Abbott and Costello on Black Ice (Hit the Ice)
- 1944: Hollywood Canteen
- 1944: Janie
- 1946: Heaven full of violins (The Time, the Place and the Girl)
- 1948: Magic Nights in Rio (Romance on the High Seas)
- 1949: A great feeling (It's a Great Feeling)
- 1949: Venus on the Beach (The Girl from Jones Beach)
- 1952: Abbott and Costello as unwilling pirates (Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd)
- 1952: Macau
- 1953: Gardenia - A woman wants to forget (The Blue Gardenia)
- 1953: Marry Me Again
- 1965: Sweden - Just for love (I'll Take Sweden)
- 1966: Frankie and Johnny (Frankie and Johnny)
- 1969: The Pigeon
Screenwriter
- 1953: Marry Me Again
- 1954: Three Hours to Kill
- 1954: One night with Susanne (Susan Slept Here)
- 1965: Gold transport through Arizona (Arizona Raiders)
Web links
- Alex Gottlieb in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Alex Gottlieb in the Internet Broadway Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Alex Gottlieb, 81, Dies; TV and Film Producer , nytimes.com , October 12, 1988, accessed December 23, 2014
- ↑ Alex Gottlieb, 81; Film, Radio, TV Producer, Writer , latimes.com , October 13, 1988, accessed December 23, 2014
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gottlieb, Alex |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American screenwriter and film producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 21, 1906 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zhytomyr , Russian Empire |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 9, 1988 |
| Place of death | Los Angeles , California |