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Albert R. Broccoli
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Producer Born: April 5, 1909 in Long Island, NY Death: June 27, 1996 Biography:The early years of producer Albert "Cubby" Broccoli are a bit clouded: some biographers state that his education ended in high school, while others insist that he attended C.C.N.Y. One thing is certain: Broccoli was employed as an agronomist before accepting a job as an assistant director at 20th Century Fox in 1938. In the late '40s, he was hired in the same capacity by RKO, and in 1949 briefly worked as an actor's agent with the Charles K. Feldman agency. Moving to England in 1951, Broccoli formed Warwick Pictures with his partner, "Irving Allen". The company turned out such Anglo-American productions as "Paratrooper" (1953) and "The Black Knight" (1954), both starring "Alan Ladd"; the location-filmed "Safari" (1956), with "Victor Mature" and "Janet Leigh"; and "The Gamma People" (1956), a diverting sci-fier. One of Warwick's few unrealized projects was a TV version of "Sherlock Holmes"; after years... Full Biography
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