Reminiscences of Joseph Pasternak, 1971.

Biographical Note

Motion picture producer

Scope and Contents

Arrival in United States, 1921; Universal Studios; return to Europe, 1928; various film related jobs; second migration to United States, 1936; discovery and success of Deanna Durbin; introduction of classical music to mass audience; move to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; work with Marlene Dietrich, Judy Garland, Louis B. Mayer, others; relative simplicity as a hallmark; high production values on low budgets; consummate importance of screenwriters, producers; early color technology; destructive aspects of television; nostalgia for studio era; various stunts; Busby Berkley

Subjects

• Higham, Charles, interviewer.--http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ivr
• Interviews.
• Motion picture authorship.
• Motion picture music.
• Motion picture producers and directors--Interviews.
• Motion pictures--Color.
• Motion pictures--Production and direction.
• Oral histories (literary works)
• Pasternak, Joe, 1901-1991--Interviews.

Access Conditions

Copyright by The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, 1991