Paul Maslansky

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Paul Maslansky

Paul M. Maslansky (born November 23, 1933 in New York City ) is an American film producer .

Life

He studied law at Washington and Lee University in Lexington ( Virginia ), where he graduated in 1954, and at New York University . He worked as a radio salesman and trumpet player in jazz bands until he went to Paris to study at the Cinémathèque Française . Shortly before graduation, he received a special award in Cannes for his film Letter from Paris . From 1962 he worked as a producer in Europe, first in low-budget productions, then later in larger collaborations, also with his native USA.

After serving in Europe as a US Army soldier , he volunteered for the Six Day War in Israel in 1967 .

Later, in 1971, he co-produced the first co-production between Italy and the Soviet Union , the film Krasnaja palatka by Mikhail Kalatosow . He was also involved as a producer on the first joint film project between the USA and the Soviet Union, the 1976 film The Blue Bird by George Cukor . In 1974 he was the director of the horror film Sugar Hill's Black Zombies .

His most commercially successful project is the Police Academy series, in which he produced all seven films. He also produced the two Police Academy series, a cartoon series in 1988 and a TV series in 1997. The latter is also his last completed project so far. He is currently working on the film Police Academy 8, which will be the finale of the series.

He is a jazz trumpeter with the Beverly Hills Unlisted Jazz Band .

Filmography (selection)

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SURNAME Maslansky, Paul
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Maslansky, Paul M.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American film producer
DATE OF BIRTH November 23, 1933
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City