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Lawrence Bachmann (December 12, 1911 - September 7, 2004) was a British film producer and executive.
Biography
Bachmann was born in New York City, where his father, J.G. Bachmann, worked at Paramount with B.P. Schulberg in the 1920s. He began working in the film industry at aged 16, as an assistant film editor at Universal. He earned a bachelor's degree at USC and a master's degree at Oxford, then became an assistant to Pandro S. Berman, head of production at RKO Pictures.[1]
He moved to MGM to work for J.J. Cohn, head of the B-unit. He wrote scripts and producer. [2]
During World War Two Bachmann served in the U.S. Army Air Forces and was the main overseas correspondent for Air Force magazine. After the war hee worked in Berlin as head of films for the US State Department, then lived in France and Italy.[1]
Bachmann moved to England where he became head of production for Paramount's British operations. He then performed a similar function for MGM, who he joined in 1959.[2] He ran MGM British for 15 years.[3]
He became an independent producer. "You don't need a huge organization," he said. "You don't need wastefully high budgets. All you need is a good story, the right attack, and the determination to make a movie for a reasonable price."[4]
Credits
- Jalna (1935) - writer
- Speed (1936) - story
- They Wanted to Marry (1937) - story
- The People vs. Dr. Kildare (1941) - stry
- Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day (1941) - story
- Calling Dr. Gillespie (1942) - writer (uncredited)
- Fingers at the Window (1942) - writer
- Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant (1942) - writer
- Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case (1943) - writer
- Shadow on the Wall (1950) - story "Death in a Doll's House"
- The Devil Makes Three (1952) - story
- Whirlpool (1959) - writer, original novel "The Lorelai"[5]
- Ten Seconds to Hell (1959) - original novel "The Phoenix"
- Village of the Damned (1960) - head of MGM British
- Murder, She Said (1961) - head of MGM British
- The Green Helmet (1961) - head of MGM British
- Kill or Cure (1962) - executive producer
- In the Cool of the Day (1962) - head of MGM British
- The Password is Courage (1962) - head of MGM British
- Cairo (1963) - executive producer
- The Friendliest Girls in the World (1963) -head of MGM British
- The Haunting (1963) - head of MGM British
- Follow the Boys (1963) - story, producer
- Murder at the Gallop (1963) - producer (uncredited)
- Children of the Damned (1964) - executive producer
- Night Must Fall (1964) - executive producer
- Murder Most Foul (1964) - executive producer
- Zero One (1962-65) (TV series) - producer
- The Alphabet Murders (1966) - producer
- Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1981) - producer
References
- ^ a b Lawrence Bachmann: [Final 1 Edition] The Times; London (UK) [London (UK)]28 Sep 2004: 64.
- ^ a b "Lawrence P. Bachmann, 92; Film Writer and Executive at Studios". Los Angeles Times. 21 September 2004.
- ^ The Tea Break Notwithstanding, London Studios Humming Scheuer, Philip K. Los Angeles Times 12 Aug 1962: A7.
- ^ ARE THESE HOLLYWOOD'S FINEST ALJEAN HARMETZ, Special to the New York Times. New York Times, Late Edition (East Coast); New York, N.Y. [New York, N.Y]20 Jan 1981: C.7.
- ^ Cinerama Feature Inspired by Mayer: New Film Boasts Story Line; Fischer Regains Top Favor Scheuer, Philip K. Los Angeles Times 13 Aug 1958: 25.
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