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Harry Saltzman
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Producer Born: October 27, 1915 in St. John, New Brunswick, Canada Death: September 28, 1994 in Outside Paris, France Biography:Born in Canada, "Harry Saltzman" was raised in the United States, where he began his film production career in the 1940s. After several years in American and British television, Saltzman joined the Big Leagues in 1959, when, without a dime to his name, he offered to finance Woodfall Films, a British production company formed by playwright "John Osborne" and director "Tony Richardson". Fortunately for everyone concerned, Saltzman never had to endure the humiliation of having the banks call in their loans: Woodfall's first two features, the "angry young man" dramas "Look Back in Anger" (1959) and "The Entertainer" (1960), were huge moneymakers. In later years, Woodfall partner "Tony Richardson" summed up Saltzman thusly: "He had the perfect mogul's figure--stocky, tubby, crinkly grey hair and the face of an eager coarse cherub." Moving on to form Eon Productions with producer "Albert "Cubby" Broccoli" in... Full Biography
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