Edward S. Feldman
Edward S. Feldman ( born September 5, 1929 in the Bronx, New York City ) is an American film and television producer.
Life
Edward S. Feldman grew up in the Bronx, and attended DeWitt Clinton High School local. He then studied at Michigan State University. After graduating, he began as a clerk in the press department of 20th Century Fox in Manhattan. He rose quickly, was at first contact person for fanzines, then for paperbacks and finally for the New York press. His career was interrupted by a two-year military service in the United States Air Force. He was stationed at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware and reached the rank of general.
In 1959 Feldman Fox and found a new position at Paramount Pictures. For producer Ray Stark, he worked on the promotion for The World of Suzie Wong ( 1960). The cooperation of the two fit so well that Stark was able to persuade Feldman, switch to Embassy Pictures. There he was head of the advertising department. Two years later he moved, again on the advice of Stark to Seven Arts Productions. There he got the same one in the promotion of the scandalous film Lolita by Stanley Kubrick. His involvement, it was thanks to them that the National Legion of Decency the film not as a " condemned " ( disapproved ) assessed. This would have prevented youth theaters could visit, so that the film would not have been in the normal cinemas. After Warner Bros. and Seven Arts were merged, Feldman moved to Hollywood and began to produce films.
Feldman's first project was What's the matter Matter with Helen? (1971 ) with Debbie Reynolds and Shelley Winters. Among his best known works Save the Tiger ( 1973), Two Minute Warning (1976 ), In Search of the Golden Child (1986 ), Green Card - sham marriage with (1990 ), Forever Young ( 1992), the real films from the Jungle Book (1994 ), 101 Dalmatians (1996 ) and its sequel 102 Dalmatians ( 2000).
For the American TV productions also movies, but also mini-series, such as The Hour of the Wolf (1972) and Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story (1982). For 21 Hours from Munich ( 1976), about the kidnapping of Munich and the mini-series King of the life of Martin Luther King, he received an Emmy nomination ever. For the film Witness (1985 ) he was nominated for an Oscar. He received two BAFTA Award nominations for Witness and The Truman Show. The Hollywood Film Festival honored him in 2001 for his production work.
In 2005 he published his autobiography, Tell Me How You Love the Picture.
Filmography
Works
- Tell Me How You Love the Picture. New York: St. Martin's Press 2005 ISBN 0-312-34801-0.