Lee Goodman

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Lee Goodman (born September 24, 1923 in New York , † February 6, 1988 in Manhattan , New York) was an American film producer and actor who was nominated for an Oscar in 1951 for the documentary With These Hands .

Life

Goodman attended the Juilliard School of Music. After his time in the Army (he was in the Fliegerstaffel) Jack Arnold , with whom he was friends, convinced him to go into business and make commercials. Together with Arnold, he founded the production company Promotional Film Company, which specialized in industrial films. From 1949 to 1954 he devoted himself to this activity primarily as a director. Goodman was Director of Screen Gems from 1955 to 1957, and Director and Executive Vice President of Filmways from 1958 to 1962. He was director of Sara Productions and Rose Magwood from 1963 to 1966, and editor-in-chief of St. Regis Publications from 1968 to 1975 before retiring in 1968.

Goodman, who worked in various fields, appeared at the beginning of his career with his partner James Kirkwood Jr., son of the actor and director James Kirkwood , under the names Goodman and Kirkwood in various nightclubs and in some films. One of her most famous skits was Toast of the Town , which became the title of a television series in 1948.

In 1951 , Goodman and Jack Arnold received an Oscar nomination for Best Documentary for the drama With These Hands, starring Sam Levene , Arlene Francis and Joseph Wiseman . The film focuses on the achievements of trade unions that stand up for the interests of workers. However, the Oscar went to Ralph Alswang , Robert J. Flaherty and Robert Snyder and the film The Titan: Story of Michelangelo , which deals with the life and work of the painter, sculptor, architect and poet Michelangelo .

Goodman had a small role as a photographer in Douglas Sirk's Oscar-nominated drama As long as there are people (1959). His participation in a film comedy by Jack Arnold Bachelor in Paradise (1961) was also limited to a tiny supporting role. Lana Turner played the leading female role in both films . In addition to works for television, such as the television series about a talking horse Mr. Ed , The Addams Family and The Magnificent Yankee , Goodman was also known in his home country in the 1960s as a spokesman for Ralston Purina , a pet food company. The 1967 musical comedy Damn Yankees , which was nominated for a Primetime Emmy , was his last television work.

Goodman was married to Sonya Arcone from 1957 to 1978, on her death. He died ten years after his wife of complications from tuberculosis .

Filmography

producer

  • 1949: Our Union (short documentary; co-producer)
  • 1950: ILGWU's 50th Anniversary Golden Jubilee Convention (short documentary; co-producer)
  • 1950: With These Hands (producer)

actor

  • 1948: Toast of the Town (TV series; as Goodman and Kirkwood)
  • 1950: The Chevrolet Tele-Theater - Three Smart Girls (TV series)
  • 1951: General Electric Guest House (TV series; as Goodman and Kirkwood)
  • 1953: Studio One - Confessions of a Nervous Man (TV series)
  • 1955: Kraft Television Theater - Meet a Body (TV series)
  • 1955: Max Liebman Spectaculars - Heidi (TV series)
  • 1955: The Great Waltz (TV movie)
  • 1956, 1958: Her star: Loretta Young (TV series, 2 episodes)
  • 1959: As long as there are people (Imitation of Life)
  • 1960: The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (TV series, 2 episodes)
  • 1961: Bachelor in Paradise (Bachelor in Paradise)
  • 1962, 1963: Mr. Ed ( Mister Ed , TV series, 3 episodes)
  • 1964: The Addams Family - Morticia, the Matchmaker ( The Addams Family , TV series)
  • 1965: The Magnificent Yankee (TV movie)
  • 1967: Damn Yankees! (TV movie)

Award

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Lee Goodman at IMDb - Internet Movie Database (English)
  2. ^ Dennis Fischer: Science Fiction Film Directors, 1895–1998 , p. 54
  3. ^ Ron Ford: Jack Arnold: Life Beyond the Camera. A Conversation with Betty Arnold in Filmfax No. 37 February / March 1993, Evanston (Illinois) 1993.
  4. ↑ a b c Lee Goodman, an Actor and Comedian, 64 In: The New York Times , February 9, 1988. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  5. ↑ With These Hands at listal.com (English)
  6. ↑ The 23rd Academy Awards | 1951 at oscars.org (English)
personal data
SURNAME Goodman, Lee
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American producer and actor
DATE OF BIRTH September 24, 1923
PLACE OF BIRTH New York , United States
DATE OF DEATH February 6, 1988
Place of death Manhattan , New York