Jules White

Jules White (birth name: Julius Weiss, born September 17, 1900 in Budapest, † April 30, 1985 in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California ) was a native of Hungary, American film producer, film director, screenwriter and actor.

Biography

White came from a Hungarian family, who in the film industry of Hollywood was worked after immigrating to the United States. He was not just the younger brother of film director Jack White, brother of actress Pauline Starke and older brother of director Sam White, but also father of the cutter Harold White.

In the course of his own career in the film industry he was not only producer of nearly 370 comedy short films, but it also resulted in many of these films as director in 1924 with Goat getter. In addition, he also wrote the screenplay for some of these movies and also appeared as an actor or narrator.

White was nominated four times for an Oscar for best short film and indeed at the Academy Awards in 1934 for Men in Black, in 1936 for Oh, My Nerves (1935 ), 1946 for The Jury Goes Round 'n ' Round (1945 ) and most recently at the Oscars 1947 Hiss and Yell (1946 ), where the last two nominations in the subcategory "Two- reel" made ​​, so for films from two rolls of film (, reels ' ) with a total of longer than 20 to 24 minutes.

Width notoriety he achieved but especially as a director and producer of films of the comedy troupe The Three Stooges to the brothers Moe, Shemp and Curly Howard and other changing cast. Popular movies from this series were You Nazty Spy! (1940 ), In the Sweet Pie and Pie ( 1941), Sing a Song of Six Pants (1947 ) and Malice in the Palace (1949 ).

For his contributions to the film industry in Hollywood Jules White received, who died of complications from Alzheimer 's disease, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1559 Vine Street.