Everett Riskin
Everett Riskin (born May 8, 1895 in New York City , New York , † March 27, 1982 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American film producer , who at the Academy Awards in 1942 as the producer of Vacation From Heaven for the Oscar for best film was nominated.
Life
Riskin began his career as a film producer in the Hollywood film industry in 1934 in the horror film Black Moon by Roy William Neill with Jack Holt , Fay Wray , who later married his younger brother Robert Riskin , and Dorothy Burgess in the leading roles.
At the Academy Awards in 1942 he was nominated for the Oscar for Best Picture as producer of the comedy Vacation From Heaven ( Here Comes Mr. Jordan , 1941) by Alexander Hall with Robert Montgomery , Evelyn Keyes and Claude Rains , but lost to that of Darryl F. Zanuck produced the feature film Schlagende Wetter (1941).
In the course of his career, which lasted until 1952, Riskin produced a total of 22 films for Columbia Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, among others , including well-known films such as The Awful Truth ( The Awful Truth , 1937) by Leo McCarey , The Bride's Sister ( Holiday , 1938 ) by George Cukor and The thin man Goes Home ( The thin man Goes Home , 1945) by Richard Thorpe .
Filmography (selection)
- 1934: The Shining Target (One Night of Love)
- 1935: If You Could Only Cook
- 1936: Theodora Goes Wild
- 1937: The Awful Truth (The Awful Truth)
- 1938: The Bride's Sister (Holiday)
- 1941: Vacation From Heaven (Here Comes Mr. Jordan)
- 1943: Fight in the Clouds (A Guy Named Joe)
- 1944: Kismet (Kismet)
- 1945: The Thin Man Goes Home (The Thin Man Goes Home)
- 1948: The Imperfect Lady (Julia Misbehaves)
- 1952: Thunder in the East
Web links
- Everett Riskin in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Riskin, Everett |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 8, 1895 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City , New York |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 27, 1982 |
| Place of death | Los Angeles , California |