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Joseph Herman Pasternak (born József Paszternák; September 19, 1901 – September 13, 1991) was a Hungarian-American film producer in Hollywood. Pasternak spent the Hollywood "Golden Age" of musicals at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer , producing many successful musicals with female singing stars like Deanna Durbin , Kathryn Grayson and Jane Powell , as ...
Joe Pasternak. Producer: Peter. The son of an out-of-work bookkeeper, Pasternak arrived in the U.S. from Hungary in 1921. After working in a belt factory in Philadelphia, he moved to New York where he plucked chickens and worked in a cafeteria.
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- Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Producer, Production Manager, Director
Sep 17, 1991 · Joe Pasternak, the masterful producer of film musicals whose 105 pictures reflected his own Old Country taste and optimism, has died at his Beverly Hills home. His son, Peter, said Monday that...
Feb 5, 2010 · Joe Pasternak was a Hungarian immigrant whose successful career as a motion picture producer was marked by three distinct achievements. He was responsible for developing the career of the singer actress Deanna Durbin, whose money-making films for Universal literally saved that studio from bankruptcy.
J oe Pasternak was a masterful producer of film musicals whose 105 pictures reflected his own Old Country taste and optimism. In a career that spanned 40 years, Pasternak developed such musical...
Aug 21, 2020 · At the mention of Joe Pasternak, only the most hardcore cinephiles will probably recognize the name as one the most prolific producers of Hollywood’s Golden Age, with 105 films to his credit, in a 40-year long career that started in 1929.
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Sep 18, 1991 · Joe Pasternak, a Hungarian immigrant who rose through the film industry's ranks to produce films including "Destry Rides Again" and "The Student Prince," died at his home on Friday, six days...
