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BERGMAN, MAURICE A.: Executive. b. Chillicothe, BERMAN. CHARLES. Dir. pub, adv. exploit. Ohio; e. United Ohio State U., Cincinnati Law Coil. Member of Artists. b. London, England. Joined Odeon 1946 as trainee Ohio bar; newspapermen (Ohio); philanthropic & educ. fund- manager. later five years as publicity man with Hammer raising campaigns, N. The- Y.; public relations edue accounts; atrical Enterprises. Transferred to Exclusive Films pub. dept. adv. dept. Publia Theatres 1928; account exec. Lord & before joining UA 1953. From pub. asst. promoted Thomas dir. adv. press 1933-37; of publicity & Columbia Pictures; officer. later asst. pub. dir. Appt. Dir. of pub. & exploit. 20th -Fox until 1941; eastern adv. & publicity mgr. Universal 1983. Appointed to Bd., 1969. 1942; exec. in charge pub. relations and studio rep. for talent and literary Eastern studio representative; properties; BERMAN, HENRY: Producer. b. Newcastle, Pa., Jan. dir. Publie Affairs M.P.A., 1958; gen. publie relations con- 1, 1914. Harry M. sultant, p. Berman. gen. sales mgr., Universal, 1959. FBO. e. U. Southern California; Consolidated Lab.; Uni- versal Lab: asst. film. ed.. RHO. 1933: Elm ed.. 1935; BERGMANN. TED: Executive; b. Brooklyn, N. Y.. Sept. U. S. Army; asst. to brother. Pandro S. Berman: then 12. 1920; e. Gov. Dummer Acad. and Amherst Col.; Jaleer' prod. pictures Include Just This Once, Torch Song. Men of NBC 1941; 1942-48 Captain. U. S. Army in Pub. Re. Div. the Fighting Lady, Bedevilled, It'e Dog's Life, Great of SHARP; awarded Bronze Star Medal for combat re- American Pastime. porting: returned to NBC 1948 international div.; 1947. acct. exec. DuMont Television Network; 1951. app't. director of BERMAN, JULIAN D.: b. Kaunas. Lithuania. e. H. B. sales of DuMoot TV Network; named gen. mgr.. 1958; of Commerce Mannheim. Univ. Heldleberg. Mgr. ln various managing dir. of broadcast div. DuMont. 1954-58: v.p. European and S. America countries. MOM. 1927; super- McCann-Erickson. 1956-57; pros., Parkaon Advertising visor Far East: since 1954 tales mgr. Continental Europe. Agency, Inc.. 1957-40; v.p. adv., Revlon Inc. 1960-62: mem. Parla: Continental European and Near East mgr. Walt bd. dlr. NAB 1954-56; v. p. Radio-TV Exee. Igoe.: member Disney Prod.. 1959. Far Eastern Supervisor. Columbia Pic- bd. of goy., 1957-82; Bd. of Goy. Academy TV Arts & tures International. 1982-84 managing dix., 20th Cen- Sciences, 1959-61, pew. Charter Producers Corp., 1982. tury -Fox. Cont. Europe. Near East.

BERKELEY, BUSBY: Dance director, director, r. n. BERMAN, MONTY. Producer/cinematographer. b. Lon- William Berkeley Enos; b. Los Angeles, Nov. 29, 1895. On don, England. Productions incl: Voice of Merill, Tiger by the N.Y. stage. Joined Warner Bros. soon after advent of sound; Tall, Blood of the Vampire, The Trollenberg Terror, Sea of in 1939 to Sand, Jack The Ripper, Flesh and the Fiends, The Siege of MGM. Pictures include: Golddiggers of 1933, Sidney 1935, Bright Light, I Live for Love, Stagestruck, The Go - Street, Hellfire Club, Treasure of Monte Cristo, What Getter, Garden of the Moon, Comet over Broadway, They a Carve Up. TV series: The Saint, Gideon's Way, The Baron, Made Me Babes The Champions. Department S, Randall & Hopkirk (De- a Criminal, in Arms, Forty Little Mothers, ceased), Babes on Broadway, Blonde Inspiration, 42nd Street, Foot- Jason I{ing. light Parade, Hollywood Hotel, Men Are Such Fools, Broad- way Serenade, Strike Up the Band, Fast and Furious, BERMAN, MONTY, M.: Film and theatrical costumier. Ziegfeld Girl, For Me and My Gal. Gang's All Here, h. London. England. 1912. Personally costumed alma and Cinderella Jones. shows since 1981. Squad. Leader BAP 1940-45 Bomber Resent Pictures: Take Me Out to the Ball Game. Two Command. M.B.E. Since war has costumed major alms and Weeks with Love (dances) Call Me Mister, Two Tickets to shows incl. Hello Dolly, Doctor Zhivago, Tom Jones, Chitty Broadway. Million Dollar Mermaid. Small Town Girl. Eaay Chitty Bang Bang, Longest Day, My Fair Lady, Oliver, to Love. Rose Marie. Choreography: Billy Rose's Jumbo. Battle of Britain, Where Eagles Dare, Ohl What a Lovely War, Cromwell, Ryan's Daughter, Patton, The Devils, Fiddler on the Roof and numerous TV prods. BERKSO N, HARRY L.: Distribution executive. b. Rou- manta, Oct. 8. 1898; e. City Coll.. N. Y., B.S. '15. Chemist BERMAN. PANDRO 8.: Producer. b. Pittsburgh, s yrs. with Aetna Pa. Chemical Co., duPont. Barnum Ricard- Mar. 28, 1905: son of late Harry M. Berman. gen. mgr. eon Co.; supt. blast furnace & wood distillation plant Salis- Universal, FEO. Asst. dir., film ed., FBO; Elm & bury 2 title Iron Corp.. yre. Entered m. p Ind. 1922 u booker ed., Columbia Studios; chief film ed.. RKO: later asst. to First Graphic Rich., Inc.. Buffalo. Franchise Allied Artists, William Le Baron & David Selanlck; became prod. 1931 Upper New York state. 1937-1957: Oper. 1 drive-in theatre, (RKO). A Champion of Champions Producers ln Fame rat- New York state. ings. Joined MGM 1940. Pictures Include: What Price Hollywood. Symphony of Six Million. Batchelor Mother. The Gay Divorcee. BERLE. MILTON: Actor. r. n. b. Of Human Milton Berlinger; New Bondage, Morning Glory. Roberta. Alice Adams. Top Bat, York City. July 12. 1908; e. Professional Children's Bch.. Winterset. Stage Door. Vivacious Lady. Gunge N. Y. In vaudeville; on N. Y. stage Din, Hunch- (Ziegfeld Follies. back of Notre Dame. Ziegfeld Girl. Hooky Tonk, Seventh (1988). Life Begins at 8:40, etc.); night clubs; concurrently (tots. Seed. on radio Portrait & screen. Pictures include Tall. Dark and Hand- eLonarlveeveAffiUndercurrent, taPf18ssDy.ao Three some. Sun Valley Serenade, Over My Dead Body. Margin eteDividendBme Father for Error. Always Lens Them Laughing, Let's Make Love. Little Prisonery of It's A Mad Mad Mad World. t Ivanhoe, All Othe The Happening. Whose Minding Brothers \Vere Valiant, Knights of the Round Table, Long, the Mint. Where Angels Go Trouble Follows, Can Long Trailer. Blackboard Jungle. Hieronymus Markin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find Pictures: Junction, True Happiness? TeaRseentand Sympathy. Brothers Star Debu- of own NBC-TV show; Texaco Star Theatre, tante. Butterfield 8. Sweet Bird of Youth. The Prise, A 1948-54: Kraft Music Hall TV Show 1958-59: Jackpot Patch of Blue, Justine, Move (for 20th -Fox.) Bowling. 1980-61; Doyle Against the House, Dick Powell Show. 1961; Chrysler TV special, 1982; the Milton Berle BERN Executive. Show. 1968. December 18. 1951: . Baltimo e City Coll, 11939r & John Hopkins. II. S. Air Force. 1942-48: Baltimore; sports announcer, WITH. BERLIN. IRVING: n. sales dent.. WSID. WCAO: agent, MCA network Composer. r. Israel Baline; b radio; isles dept., Russia. May 11. 1888. To New York 1893. As youth singing DuMont; males mgr., ABC; Dreg. Charles wafter in New York; early began writing songs; one of first successes Alexander's Ragtime Band. Entered music Dub.: May 1056; member Watersoo. Berlin & Snyder. In World War I sift. Western Music Broadcaster's ands Country e Inf. V. S. Army. Composer many Individual and stage Network 1957; Member: Broadcast Pioneers, Inter. Radio musical songs including Oh. I Hate to Get Up In the Mor- & TV Society, Acad. TV Arts & Sciences. ning. When I Leave the World Behind. All Alone. Russian BERNARD. Lullaby, Easter Parade, White Christmas. In 1988 wrote JUDD: Writer-Producer. b. Chicago, I11, June 20. 1927. e. U. of Wisconsin. songe for screen prod. Top Hat (RHO). In 1942 Prod. stage Stage; musical This Is the Army for U. R. Army Fund: In 1943 The World of Carl Sandberg. Films Inelude: Trouble. assoc, with Warner Bros. In prod. film version. Member: In, Point Blank. Lambs Friars (New York). Pres. Irving Berlin, Music Negatives, TheMen eWho Had Power verWomen. Glad Corp., music pub. All Over, Starting Out. Pictures (songs) Include: Follow the Fleet. On the Avenue, Carefree. Alexander's Ragtime Band, Second Fiddle. BERNHARD, JACK: Producer, director. b. Holiday Pa.. 1913: Philadelphia, Inn, Blue Skies. Easter Parade, Annie Get Your Gun, son of Joseph Bernhard; e. Penn. State U. Worked Vail Me Madam, White Christmas. There's No Business Like Ìndianapolis. e and theatres Show Business. In 1937 dlrB, Universaew lo Becames writer and wrote westerns and shorts. Joined RAF; Joined USAAF (in England). in 1942 BERLINGER. WARREN: Pictures Prou. B & B Pictures, 1946. Actor. b. Brooklyn, N. Y., Include: prod. Smooth as Aug. 81. 1987. e. Violence: Silk, prod & dlr. Cot. Univ. Broadway Stage: Annie Get dir. Decoy, Sweetheart of Sigma Chi, Hunted, Your Gun. 1945: The Happy Time, Bernardine, Take A QuesRecent Giant Step, Anniversary Waltz, Ice. Roomful of Rosee. Blue Piicture u(dlr.)IÁAlaska Pf Unknown Denim, all kinds of stock. Second Face. atrol Island. TV: Storm, TV: Wrote Secret serial; Alcoa, Goodyear. Armstrong. prod. and/or dir. 75 TV shows, Ins. Studio Matinee Theatre. Joey Bishop Show, The London Pal- One, Fireside Theatre, Racket Squad, etc. ladium, Kilroy, Bille, Bracken's World, The Funny Side (ABC, 1971-2). BERNHARDT. CURTIS: Director. b. Warms. Germany, Pictures Include: Teenage Rebel, Three Brave Men. Blue April 15; e. The State School for Dramatic Art. Frankfurt - Denim. Because They're Young. Platinum High School, am -Mein. Actor. prod. Berlin stage; The Wackiest Ship in then dir. German films the Army, All Hands on Deck. Billie. Joined Warner Bros. as dir. 1940; a "Champion of Cham- Spinout. Thunder Alley. piona" Director in Fame rating: pictures Stage: Come Blow Your Horn. How Tn Succeed in Busi- of Rotterdam. Lat Company ness Without Really Trying, London, all-talkingude: t pic- Who's Happy Now? ture); Man Who Killed, Rebel. Tunnel, L'Or dans La Rue,

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