Lou Morheim

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Lou Morheim (born March 25, 1922 in The Bronx , New York , as Louis Morheim, † September 8, 2013 in Santa Monica , California ) was an American screenwriter and film producer . He is known as the "Father of the Magnificent Seven".

Career

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Morheim made his debut as a screenwriter for movies in 1948 and landed a first hit a year later with Ma and Pa Kettle . The comedy led to six sequels , but Morheim had nothing to do with them, preferring to write for a new medium: television series . In the mid-1950s he wrote 10 episodes of Sherlock Holmes . It was the first and for 50 years the only television series in the USA based on Arthur Conan Doyle's title character.

This was followed by scripts for other series and TV films . The science fiction series Outer Limits , for which he wrote five episodes in 1964, and for which he also drew as a producer, received great attention .

Lou Morheim has often worked in the dual role of author and producer since the 1960s. Morheim was involved in over 100 episodes in the Western series Big Valley with Barbara Stanwyck, which was also broadcast in German-speaking countries .

In the 1970s he produced the FBI series Ironside , which was broadcast in Germany under the title Der Chef . He was also the creator and producer of the agent thriller In the Clutches of Madame Sin with Bette Davis in the lead role.

Other well-known films include Panic in New York with Paul Hubschmid , The Wind of Death with Candice Bergen , Oliver Reed and Gene Hackman, and his last film as an active producer, SOS Titanic in 1979.

The glory seven

After Lou Morheim had seen the 1954 film The Seven Samurai by Akira Kurosawa , he acquired the remake rights for $ 250 from the Japanese Toho Company with the aim of producing the story as an American western . After filming The Magnificent Seven , lead actor Yul Brynner claimed to have acquired the rights himself. Finally, director / producer John Sturges claimed the producer title for himself. Morheim was forced to go to court. A comparison was made. Morheim received the less weighty Associate Producer title and a severance payment of an unknown amount.

Teaching

After his retirement, Lou Morheim became a faculty member at the AFI Conservatory in Los Angeles. From 1996 to 2003 he taught screenwriting for the master classes Screenwriting and Directing .

Filmography (selection)

As a screenwriter

As a producer

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Los Angeles Times: Obituary. September 13, 2013, accessed April 29, 2020 .
  2. ^ The Sunday Times: Behind the Screen. July 24, 2004, accessed April 29, 2020 .
  3. ^ Guns For Hire. In: Bonus material DVD The Magnificent Seven. January 5, 2012, accessed April 29, 2020 .
  4. ↑ Mariana Witwer: Elmer Bernstein's The Magnificent Seven: A Film Score Guide. In: Google Books, pp. 39/40. Rowman & Littlefield, May 31, 2017, accessed April 29, 2020 .
  5. ^ Obituary: AFI faculty member died. In: Facebook. September 18, 2013, accessed April 29, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Morheim, Lou
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Morheim, Louis
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American screenwriter and film producer
DATE OF BIRTH March 25, 1922
PLACE OF BIRTH The Bronx , New York
DATE OF DEATH September 8, 2013
Place of death Santa Monica , California