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Pandro Samuel Berman (28 March 1905 – 13 July 1996), known as Pandro S. Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1174 - William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173-1174, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Berman, was an Academy Award-winning American film producer. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

His father Henry was general manager of Universal Pictures during Hollywood's formative years. Universal Studios (sometimes called Universal Pictures or Universal City Studios) a subsidiary of NBC Universal, is a major Global American The younger Berman (Pan to his friends) spent most of the 1920s as an assistant director, learning the business from such masters as Mal St. Clair and Tod Browning. An assistant director (AD is a person who helps the director in the making of a Movie or Television show Malcolm St Clair ( 17 May 1897 &ndash 1 June 1952) was a Hollywood film director writer producer and actor Tod Browning ( July 12, 1880 &ndash October 6, 1962) was an American motion picture Actor, director

In 1930, Berman was hired as a film editor at fledgling RKO Radio Pictures, then became an assistant producer. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Film editing is an art of storytelling practiced by connecting two or more shots together to form a sequence, and the subsequent connecting of sequences to form an When RKO supervising producer William LeBaron walked out during production of the ill-fated The Gay Diplomat (1931), Berman took over LeBaron's responsibilities, remaining in the driver's seat until 1939. William LeBaron ( 16 February, 1883 - 9 February, 1958) was a Film producer, whose credits included Cimarron Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He managed to survive David O. Selznick’s general firing of most of the staff, the independent producer recognising something in Berman that warranted making him his assistant. David O Selznick, born David Selznick ( May 10, 1902 &ndash June 22, 1965) was one of the iconic Hollywood producers

During the Berman regime, the Fred Astaire/Ginger Rogers musicals hit their peak, Katharine Hepburn rose to prominence, and such RKO classics as “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” and “Gunga Din” (both 1939) came to fruition. Fred Astaire (born Frederick Austerlitz; May 10, 1899 &ndash June 22, 1987) was an American Academy Award Ginger Rogers ( July 16, 1911 &ndash April 25, 1995) was an Academy Award -winning American film and stage actress Katharine Houghton Hepburn (May 12 1907 – June 29 2003 was an American actress of film television and stage The Hunchback of Notre Dame is a 1939 American Monochrome Motion picture. Gunga Din is a 1939 RKO Adventure film loosely based on the poem by Rudyard Kipling, combined with elements of his novel Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Berman was willing to give creative people plenty of elbow room, but there were limits; having been coaxed by Katharine Hepburn and director George Cukor to push through production of the 1936 film “Sylvia Scarlett”, Berman reacted to the poor audience response to that film (the worst in RKO's history) by telling Hepburn and Cukor that he never wanted to see their faces again!

Upset when an RKO power-play diminished his authority, Berman left for MGM in 1940, where he oversaw such productions as “Ziegfeld Girl” (1941), “National Velvet” (1944), “The Bribe” (1949), “Father of the Bride” (1950), “Blackboard Jungle” (1955) and “BUtterfield 8” (1960). A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. George Dewey Cukor ( July 7, 1899 – January 24, 1983) was an Academy Award -winning American Film director. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sylvia Scarlett is a 1935 Romantic comedy film starring Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant, based on a novel by Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ziegfeld Girl is a 1941 American film starring James Stewart, Judy Garland, Hedy Lamarr, and Lana Turner Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. National Velvet is a 1944 film based on the novel by Enid Bagnold, first published in 1935 Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Bribe ( 1949) is a American Crime Film noir directed by Robert Z Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Father of the Bride is a 1950 comedy film which tells the story of a man trying to cope with all of the disasters that happen along the way from the time that his daughter Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Blackboard Jungle is a 1955 Social commentary film about teachers in an inner-city school Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) BUtterfield 8 is a 1960 MGM Film directed by Daniel Mann, starring Elizabeth Taylor and Laurence Harvey. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He survived several executive shake-ups at MGM and remained there until 1963, then went into independent production, closing out his career with the unsuccessful “Move” (1970). Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

The winner of the 1976 Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award (Berman was considered to be RKO’s equivalent of Thalberg during the 30s), Pandro S. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Irving G Thalberg Memorial Award is awarded periodically at the Academy Awards ceremonies to "Creative producers whose bodies of work reflect a consistently high Berman became a sort of guru to film historians in his twilight years, providing crystal-clear insights into the day-to-day operations of the old Hollywood Studio System.

Berman died of congestive heart failure on July 13, 1996 in his Beverly Hills home; he was 91. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar)

Six of his films were unsuccessfully nominated for Academy Award for Best Picture: The Gay Divorcee (1934), Alice Adams and Top Hat (both 1935), Stage Door (1937), Father of the Bride (1950), and Ivanhoe (1950). The Academy Award for Best Motion Picture is one of the Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to artists working

Selected filmography

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One Man's Journey is a 1933 American Drama film, starring Lionel Barrymore. The Little Minister is a 1934 American Drama film directed by Richard Wallace. The Gay Divorcee is a 1934 Film that was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. Of Human Bondage is a 1934 film the first film adaptation of the 1915 novel of the same name by the British author W Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis (April 5 1908 – October 6 1989 was an American actress of Film, Television and Theatre. Alice Adams, also known as Booth Tarkington's Alice Adams, is a 1935 Romantic film Remake made by RKO. For the item of clothing see Top hat. For the fictional TUGS character see Top Hat (TUGS. Mary of Scotland is a 1936 RKO film starring Katharine Hepburn as the 16th century ruler Mary I of Scotland. Shall We Dance is the seventh of the ten Astaire - Rogers Musical comedy Films. Stage Door ( 1937) is a RKO film adapted from the play by the same name that tells the story of several would-be actresses who live together in a boarding The Hunchback of Notre Dame is a 1939 American Monochrome Motion picture. Charles Laughton ( 1 July, 1899 &ndash 15 December, 1962) was an English Academy Award -winning stage and Ziegfeld Girl is a 1941 American film starring James Stewart, Judy Garland, Hedy Lamarr, and Lana Turner Dragon Seed is a 1944 war Drama film starring Katharine Hepburn. National Velvet is a 1944 film based on the novel by Enid Bagnold, first published in 1935 Song of Russia is an 1944 American War film made and distributed by MGM Studios. The Picture of Dorian Gray is an American horror - drama Film based on the 1891 Novel The William Rukard Hurd Hatfield ( December 7, 1917 – December 26, 1998) was an American Actor. The Bribe ( 1949) is a American Crime Film noir directed by Robert Z Madame Bovary is a 1949 Film adaptation of the classic novel by Gustave Flaubert. Father of the Bride is a 1950 comedy film which tells the story of a man trying to cope with all of the disasters that happen along the way from the time that his daughter Spencer Tracy ( April 5, 1900 – June 10, 1967) was a two-time Academy Award -winning Actor of stage and Joan Geraldine Bennett (February 27 &ndashDecember 7) was an Emmy -nominated American stage film and television actress Ivanhoe is a 1952 historical film made by MGM. It was directed by Richard Thorpe and produced by Pandro S The Prisoner of Zenda is a 1952 film version of the classic novel of the same name by Anthony Hope and a remake of the famous 1937 film Knights of the Round Table is a 1954 historical film made by MGM. The Long Long Trailer is a Novel by Clinton Twiss from the 1950s Blackboard Jungle is a 1955 Social commentary film about teachers in an inner-city school Bhowani Junction is a 1952 novel by John Masters, which was the basis of a successful 1956 film Tea and Sympathy is a 1953 stage play in three acts by Robert Anderson. Jailhouse Rock is an American Motion picture directed by Richard Thorpe, released by MGM on November 8, 1957 The Brothers Karamazov is a 1958 historical film made by MGM, based on Fyodor Dostoevsky 's novel The Brothers Karamazov The Reluctant Debutante is a 1958 Comedy film made by Avon Productions and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. BUtterfield 8 is a 1960 MGM Film directed by Daniel Mann, starring Elizabeth Taylor and Laurence Harvey. Sweet Bird of Youth is a 1959 play by Tennessee Williams which tells the story of a drifter Chance Wayne who returns to his home town with a faded movie A Patch of Blue is a 1965 film directed by Guy Green about the relationship between an African American man Gordon (played by Sidney
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