Earl St. John

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Earl St. John (born June 14, 1892 in Baton Rouge , Louisiana , † February 26, 1968 in Torremolinos , Spain ) was an American film producer who stood for over 100 film productions for the British Rank Organization between 1950 and 1964 .

life and work

Earl St. John, born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in 1892, was in charge of the productions for the British film company Rank Organization at Pinewood Studios from 1950 to 1964.

Earl St. John was executive producer at the Rank Organization studios under the strict supervision of CEO John Davis and his autocratic control. Under his formal direction, expensive filming and productions were cut back without comment, because no film was allowed to exceed a budget of £ 150,000. Nevertheless, Pinewood produced a number of important and successful productions including Being Serious Is Everything , The Fiery Isabella , Flames Over The Far East , Doctor Ahoi! , Duel at the wheel , One came through , The last night of the Titanic and The 39 steps .

St. John died on February 26, 1968 in Spain at the age of 75.

Filmography (selection)

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Earl St. John in: J. Arthur Rank and the British film industry , by Geoffrey Macnab, American Film Institute, Routledge, 1994, p. 223
personal data
SURNAME St. John, Earl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American producer
DATE OF BIRTH June 14, 1892
PLACE OF BIRTH Baton Rouge , Louisiana , USA
DATE OF DEATH February 26, 1968
Place of death Torremolinos , Spain