Lou Brock (producer)
Encyclopedia
Lou Brock was an American film producer
, screenwriter
and director
. He produced 79 films between 1930
and 1953
. He was nominated for two Academy Awards in 1934 in the category Best Short Subject
. He won with his film So This Is Harris!
He was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan
and died in Los Angeles, California
.
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
, screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
and director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
. He produced 79 films between 1930
1930 in film
-Events:* November 1: The Big Trail featuring a young John Wayne in his first starring role is released in both 35mm, and a very early form of 70mm film and was the first large scale big-budget film of the sound era costing over $2 million. The film was praised for its aesthetic quality and realism...
and 1953
1953 in film
The year 1953 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*September 16 — The Robe debuts as the first anamorphic, widescreen CinemaScope film.-Top grossing films : After theatrical re-issue- Awards :Academy Awards:A...
. He was nominated for two Academy Awards in 1934 in the category Best Short Subject
Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film
This name for the Academy Award for Live Action Short Film was introduced in 1974. For the three preceding years it was known as "Short Subjects, Live Action Films." The term "Short Subjects, Live Action Subjects" was used from 1957 until 1970. From 1936 until 1956 there were two separate...
. He won with his film So This Is Harris!
So This Is Harris!
So This Is Harris! is a 1933 short comedy film directed by Mark Sandrich. It won an Academy Award in 1934 for Best Short Subject .-Cast:* Phil Harris as Himself* Walter Catlett as Walter Catlett* Helen Collins as Dorothy...
He was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan
Kalamazoo, Michigan
The area on which the modern city stands was once home to Native Americans of the Hopewell culture, who migrated into the area sometime before the first millennium. Evidence of their early residency remains in the form of a small mound in downtown's Bronson Park. The Hopewell civilization began to...
and died in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
.
Selected filmography
- Scratch-As-Catch-CanScratch-As-Catch-CanScratch-As-Catch-Can is a 1932 short comedy film directed by Mark Sandrich. It was nominated for an Academy Award in 1932 for Best Short Subject .-Cast:* Bobby Clark* Paul McCullough* James Finlayson* Phil Dunham* Charlotte Ogden...
(19311931 in film-Top grossing films:-Academy Awards:*Best Picture: Cimarron - MGM*Best Actor: Lionel Barrymore - A Free Soul*Best Actor: Wallace Beery - The Champ*Best Actor: Fredric March - Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde...
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(1933) - So This Is Harris!So This Is Harris!So This Is Harris! is a 1933 short comedy film directed by Mark Sandrich. It won an Academy Award in 1934 for Best Short Subject .-Cast:* Phil Harris as Himself* Walter Catlett as Walter Catlett* Helen Collins as Dorothy...
(19331933 in film-Events:* March 2 - King Kong premieres in New York City.* June 6 - The first drive-in theater opens, in Camden, New Jersey.* British Film Institute founded....
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