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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Frances Patricia Beck to Val Bisoglio
John Berry Biography (1917-)
Born in 1917 in New York, NY.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- film, television, theatre director
- Birth Details
- 1917
- New York, New York, United States
Famous Works
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Credits; Film Director
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Miss Susie Slagle's, Paramount, 1945.
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Cross My Heart, Paramount, 1946.
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From This Day Forward, RKO Radio Pictures, 1946.
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Casbah, Universal, 1948.
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Tension, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), 1949.
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He Ran All the Way, United Artists, 1951.
- (With Leo Joannon) Utopia (also known as Robinson Crusoe-Land), Exploitation, 1952.
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Pantaloons Don Juan, United Motion Picture Organizations, 1956.
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Tamango (also see below), Hal Roach, 1959.
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Maya, MGM, 1966.
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Claudine, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1974.
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Thieves, Paramount, 1977.
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The Bad News Bears Go to Japan, Paramount, 1978.
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Le voyage a Paimpol (also see below), Jomy Productions, 1985.
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Maldonne (also see below), Cannon France, 1985.
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A Captive in the Land, Gloria Productions, 1990.
- Also director of C'est arrive a Paris, 1952, Ca va barder,1954, Je suis un sentimental, 1955, Oh, que Mambo, 1958, A tout casser, 1967, Sparrow, 1978, and The Hollywood 10 (documentary).
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Credits; Film Appearances
- Eli, Golden Eighties, Paradise, 1986.
- Ben, Round Midnight, Warner Bros., 1986.
- Also appeared in Seeds of Freedom, 1943; played Harry Steiner in Un Homme amoureux, 1987.
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Credits; Television Director; Movies
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Angel on My Shoulder, ABC, 1980.
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Honeyboy (also see below), NBC, 1982.
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Sister, Sister (also see below), NBC, 1982.
- Also director of One Drink at a Time,
Farewell Party, and Mr. Broadway.
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Credits; Television Producer; Movies
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Honeyboy (also see below), NBC, 1982.
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Sister, Sister, NBC, 1982.
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Credits; Stage Work; Director, Except Where Indicated
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Les Blancs, Longacre Theatre, New York City, 1970.
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Boesman and Lena, Circle in the Square, New York City, 1970-71.
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Othello, Center Theatre Group, 1970-71.
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People Are Living There, Forum Theatre, 1971.
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The Crucible, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, New York City, 1972.
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The Love Suicide at Schofield Barracks (also see below), Anta Theatre, New York City, 1972.
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Alpha Beta, Eastside Playhouse, New York City, 1973.
- Production supervisor, Doctor Jazz, Wintergarden Theatre, New YorkCity, 1975.
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The Baker's Wife, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, then Kennedy Center Opera House, New York City, 1976.
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Credits; Stage Appearances
- Lieutenant General Evans, The Love Suicide at Schofield Barracks,Anta Theatre, New York City, 1972.
- Also appeared in All You Need Is One Good Break, 1950.
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Credits; Screenplays
- (With Lee Gold, Tamara Hovey, and Georges Neveaux) Tamango (basedon the novelette by Prosper Merimee), Hal Roach, 1959.
- (With Lee Gold) Honeyboy (television movie), NBC, 1982.
- (With Josiane Leveque) La voyage a Paimpol, Jomy Productions, 1985.
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Maldonne, Cannon France, 1985.
Further Reference
Periodicals
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Variety, May 6, 1991, pp. C2, C184.
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