Harris, Henry B. (1866–1912), producer. The “pudgy, friendly, aggressive” son of William Harris Sr. and brother of William Harris Jr., he was born in St. Louis and raised in Boston. After assisting his father's theatrical enterprises he embarked on his own producing career with Soldiers of Fortune (1901). Subsequent productions included Strongheart (1905), The Lion and the Mouse (1905), The Chorus Lady (1906), The Struggle Everlasting (1907), The Traveling Salesman (1908), and The Third Degree (1909). In 1911 he built the Folies Bergere dinner theatre in conjunction with Jesse Lasky, a house which they converted into the Fulton Theatre shortly before Harris died in the sinking of the Titanic.
James B. Harris
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- Born: Aug 03, 1928 in New York City, New York
- Occupation: Director, Writer
- Active: '50s-2000s
- Major Genres: Crime, Thriller
- Career Highlights: The Killing, Full Metal Jacket, Lolita
- First Major Screen Credit: The Killing (1956)
Biography
Director/producer James B. Harris started out producing films for Stanley Kubrick before striking out on his own in 1965 with his directorial debut, The Bedford Incident. He has continued directing through the 1990s. Harris also occasionally writes screenplays. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide| Filmography: James B. Harris |
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James B. Harris (born August 3, 1928 in New York) is a film screenwriter, producer and director. He worked with film director Stanley Kubrick as a producer on The Killing, Paths of Glory and Lolita. As a film director, he made the Cold War thriller The Bedford Incident and directed actor James Woods in two films, the prison-guard drama Fast-Walking with actress Kay Lenz and the thriller Cop, based on a James Ellroy novel, which Woods co-produced.
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