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Paul Bern (born Paul Levy; December 3, 1889 – September 5, 1932) was a German-born American film director, screenwriter, and producer for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, where he became the assistant to Irving Thalberg.
Jul 12, 2015 · For the record, an LA County District Attorney named William B. McKesson opened an inquiry into Bern’s death in 1960, but arrived at the original suicide verdict. He was especially scathing of screenwriter Ben Hecht, who had proposed there had been a cover-up back in 1932.
Jan 3, 2017 · A minority of skeptics believed that Harlow had killed Bern and that MGM executives’ visit to her home was an attempt to cover up the evidence of her crime. A more commonly proposed suspect – assuming that Bern had not, in fact, killed himself – was Dorothy Millette, Bern’s former common-law wife.
Hollywood knew Paul Bern as an adroit and skilful cinema craftsman. Associate producers generally are not credited for their work, but he was considered largely responsible for MGM’s Grand...
A scandalous, sensational event transformed Bern’s joyous life into his destiny: his unpredicted death on September 5, 1932. Many of the circumstances remain a mystery. It is not clear whether his death was a murder, suicide, or fake suicide. Bern’s body was found in his bedroom while his wife was away.
Aug 30, 2022 · The theory is that Millette then shot and killed Bern before taking a limo home to San Francisco. When MGM arrived at the scene of the crime, they felt that a scandal would ruin Harlow's career. Thus, they decided to fabricate a story that Bern had killed himself.
Sep 17, 2022 · But their marriage didn't last long as Bern was found dead in the couple's bathroom on September 5, 1932 from a gunshot wound to the head. Bern's death was only two months after he and Harlow tied the knot.
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