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Joseph E. Levine

  • Born: Sep 09, 1905 in Boston, Massachusetts
  • Died: Jul 21, 1987
  • Occupation: Director
  • Active: '60s-'70s
  • Major Genres: Drama, Thriller
  • Career Highlights: Contempt, Long Day's Journey into Night, Carnal Knowledge
  • First Major Screen Credit: Gaslight Follies (1945)

Biography

Producer and self-appointed movie mogul Joseph E. Levine was one of Hollywood's more flamboyant characters. Originally a clothier, he got his start after purchasing a New Haven, Connecticut movie house. By the early '40s he had become a film distributor. Founding Embassy Pictures in the late '50s, Levine became popular for buying Italian muscle epics on the cheap and then promoting them amidst considerable hype to American audiences. He also distributed some of Fellini's early greats. During the '60s, Levine turned to production and was behind such films as The Graduate (1967) and A Bridge Too Far (1977). He sold Embassy to Avco in the late '60s to form Avco-Embassy. He remained it's president until leaving in 1974 to found the Joseph E. Levine Presents company. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

 
 
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Joseph E. Levine (September 9, 1905July 31, 1987) was an American film producer.

Born in Boston, Massachusetts, his Embassy Pictures Corporation was an independent studio and distributor responsible for such films as The Carpetbaggers, Harlow, The Graduate and The Lion in Winter.

Levine is famous in the industry for his massive advertising campaigns, starting with "Hercules" in 1959. He is also responsible for bringing the movie "Godzilla" to the US public.

In 1964, Levine received the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award in recognition of his lifetime achievement in motion pictures.

Joseph E. Levine died in 1987 in Greenwich, Connecticut.

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