Edwin H. Knopf
Edwin H. Knopf (born November 11, 1899 in New York City , † December 27, 1981 in Brentwood , California ) was an American screenwriter , director and film producer .
Life
From a young age, Knopf worked as an editor in his older brother Alfred A. Knopf's publishing house. In 1920 he gave up this activity in order to try his hand at acting on Broadway and also on the theater stages in Germany , where he also gained his first experience as a director and producer. In the late 1920s he went to Hollywood , where he initially worked as a director at Paramount Pictures and as a screenwriter at Universal Studios . In 1936 he moved to MGM , where he worked as a producer from 1941.
His productions include the film drama The Decision (1945) with Gregory Peck and Greer Garson , George Cukors Edward, my son (1949) with Spencer Tracy and Deborah Kerr, and the adventure film Malaya (1949) with Tracy and James Stewart . He also directed the comedy film Der Gauner und die Lady . In 1961 he retired from the film business.
His first wife, actress Mary Ellis , divorced him in 1925 and later married her colleague Basil Sydney . With his second wife, Mildred, Knopf wrote the cookbook The Food of Italy and How to Prepare It and had three children with her, Wendy (married Cooper), Christopher and Jonathan. Knopf died at his home in Brentwood , California in 1981 at the age of 82 after a long illness .
Filmography (selection)
- Director
- 1930: The Light of Western Stars
- 1930: Paramount Parade (Paramount on Parade)
- 1930: The Santa Fe Trail
- 1932: The Rebel - together with Curtis Bernhardt and Luis Trenker
- 1951: The Rogue and the Lady (The Law and the Lady)
- script
- 1931: The End of Maradu (East of Borneo) - Directed by George Melford
- 1936: When the father with the son ... (Piccadilly Jim) - Director: Robert Z. Leonard
- 1936: Tarzan's Revenge (Tarzan Escapes) - Director: Richard Thorpe
- production
- 1942: Crossroads - directed by Jack Conway
- 1943: The Cross of Lorraine - Directed by Tay Garnett
- 1944: The Seventh Cross (The Seventh Cross) - Director: Fred Zinnemann
- 1945: The decision (The Valley of Decision) - Director: Tay Garnett
- 1946: The Secret Heart - Director: Robert Z. Leonard
- 1947: Cynthia - Director: Robert Z. Leonard
- 1949: Edward, My Son (Edward, My Son) - Director: George Cukor
- 1949: Malaya - Director: Richard Thorpe
- 1951: Mr. Imperium - Directed by Don Hartman
- 1951: The Law and the Lady - Director: Edwin H. Knopf
- 1953: Lili - Directed by Charles Walters
- 1953: scandal Patsy (Scandal at Scourie) - Director: Jean Negulesco
- 1955: the glass slipper (The Glass Slipper) - Director: Charles Walters
- 1955: The King's Thief (The King's Thief ) - Director: Robert Z. Leonard
- 1956: Diane - Courtesan of France (Diane) - Director: David Miller
- 1956: Gaby - Director: Curtis Bernhardt
- 1957: Luftfracht Opium (Tip on a Dead Jockey) - Director: Richard Thorpe
Web links
- Edwin H. Knopf in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Edwin H. Knopf in the Internet Broadway Database (English)
- Edwin H. Knopf in the All Movie Guide (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Edwin H. Knopf in the All Movie Guide (English)
- ^ Mary Ellis Is Wed to Basil Sydney . In: The New York Times , July 9, 1929.
- ^ Thomas W. Ennis: Edwin H. Knopf, 82, Producer for MGM Who Made 23 Films . In: The New York Times , December 29, 1981.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Knopf, Edwin H. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film producer, director, and screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 11, 1899 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 27, 1981 |
| Place of death | Brentwood , California |