Arthur Hornblow Jr.
Arthur Hornblow Jr. | |
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Born | New York City, US | March 15, 1893
Died | July 17, 1976 New York City, US | (aged 83)
Occupation | Film producer |
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Arthur Hornblow Jr.(March 15, 1893 – July 17, 1976) was an American film producer. Four of his movies received Academy Award nominations for Best Picture.
Biography
[edit]Hornblow was the son of Arthur Hornblow Sr. (1865–1942), a writer who editedTheatre Magazinein New York City.
Hornblow graduated fromDeWitt Clinton High School,New York City, in 1911, before studying atDartmouth CollegeandNew York Law School,[1]and was a member of the fraternityTheta Delta Chi.He served incounter-intelligenceduring World War I,[1]and then tried his hand at playwriting. He was then hired as a production supervisor bySam GoldwynatParamountin 1927.[1]
Initially, he specialized in the popularscrewball comedies,eventually givingBilly Wilderhis first directing job, and producing several films starringBob Hope.[1]These includedThe Cat and the Canary(1939),The Ghost Breakers(1940) andNothing But the Truth(1941).[2]In 1942 he moved toMGMwhere he producedGaslightand severalfilm noir.In the 1950s, as an independent producer rather than a studio employee, he worked on the musicalOklahomaand the courtroom dramaWitness for the Prosecution,directed by his former Paramount colleague, Wilder.
He gave aspiring actressMarie Windsorher first screen test, and Constance Ockelman her new name,Veronica Lake.
Four of his movies received Academy Award nominations for Best Picture.
His producer screen credit is distinctive because it is a reproduction of his signature with an underline, not the (usually printed) font used for the rest of the credits.
Oscar nominations
[edit]As a producer he was nominated for anAcademy Award'Best Picture' Oscar four times, but failed to win.
- Ruggles of Red Gap(1935), comedy-western withCharles Laughton.
- Hold Back the Dawn(1941), romantic-comedy withCharles BoyerandOlivia de Havilland.
- Gaslight(1944), thriller withIngrid Bergman,Charles Boyer andJoseph Cotten.
- Witness for the Prosecution(1957), courtroom drama with Charles Laughton,Tyrone Power,Marlene Dietrich,andElsa Lanchester.
Legacy
[edit]He allowed a version of his last name be used byC. S. Forester(who, together withNiven Busch,was a scriptwriter for one of the films he directed[3]) for the fictional sea captainHoratio Hornblower.[4][5]
Selected filmography
[edit]- Four Hours to Kill!(1935)
- The Princess Comes Across(1936)
- Easy Living(1937)
- High, Wide, and Handsome(1937)
- Midnight(1939)
- The Cat and the Canary(1939)
- The Ghost Breakers(1940)
- Arise, My Love(1940)
- The Major and the Minor(1942)
- Gaslight(1944)[2]
- Desire Me(1947)
- The Hucksters(1947)[2]
- Cass Timberlane(1947 film)
- The Asphalt Jungle(1950)[2]
- Million Dollar Mermaid(1952)
- Oklahoma!(1955)[2]
- The War Lover(1962)
Books
[edit]- A History of the Theatre in America From its Beginnings to the Present Time Vol. 1(J.B. Lippincott Company, 1919),ISBN9781628452334
- A History of the Theatre in America From its Beginnings to the Present Time Vol. 2(J.B. Lippincott Company, 1919),ISBN9781628452594
With Leonora Hornblow:
- Animals Do the Strangest Things,illus.Michael K. Frith(Random House, 1964), 62 pp.,LCCN64-19132
- The Hornblows, Frith, and Random House collaborated to produce numerous sequels,Birds Do the Strangest Things(1965), and so on.
References
[edit]- ^abcd"Arthur Hornblow Jr".IMDB.Retrieved24 March2014.
- ^abcdeHal Erickson(2016)."Arthur Hornblow Jr".Movies & TV Dept.The New York Times.Archived fromthe originalon 26 March 2016.Retrieved24 March2014.
- ^Sanford Sternlicht (1 November 1999).C. S. Forester and the Hornblower Saga: Revised Edition.Syracuse University Press. p. 31.ISBN978-0-8156-0621-5.
- ^Nicholas Meyer (20 August 2009).The View from the Bridge: Memories of Star Trek and a Life in Hollywood.Penguin Publishing Group. p. 73.ISBN978-1-101-13347-7.
- ^Stefan Rabitsch (6 December 2018).Star Trek and the British Age of Sail: The Maritime Influence Throughout the Series and Films.McFarland. p. 115.ISBN978-1-4766-3419-7.
External links
[edit]- Arthur Hornblow Jr.atIMDb
- Erickson, Hal."Arthur Hornblow Jr".Allmovie.
- "Arthur Hornblow Jr".TCMDB.(U.S. only)
- Arthur Hornblow Jr.atLibrary of Congress,with 13 library catalog records[permanent dead link]
- "Hornblow, Arthur, 1865–1942".LC Authorities.Archived fromthe originalon October 21, 2021.;"Arthur Hornblow".WorldCat.
- "Leonora Hornblow".LC Authorities.Archived fromthe originalon October 21, 2021.;"Leonora Hornblow".WorldCat.