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Henry Koster (1905–1988)

Director | Writer | Producer

Henry Koster was born Herman Kosterlitz in Berlin, Germany, on May 1, 1905. His maternal grandfather was a famous operatic tenor, Julius Salomon (who died of tuberculosis in the 1880s). His father was a salesman of ladies unmentionables who left the family while Henry was at a young age, leaving him to support the family... See full bio »

Born:

Hermann Kosterlitz
in Berlin, Germany

Died:

(age 83) in Camarillo, California, USA
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1966 The Singing Nun
 
1965 Dear Brigitte
 
1963 Take Her, She's Mine
 
1962 Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
 
1961 Flower Drum Song
 
1960 The Story of Ruth
 
1958 The Naked Maja
 
1958 Fräulein
 
1957 My Man Godfrey
 
1956 The Power and the Prize
 
1956 D-Day the Sixth of June
 
1955 Good Morning, Miss Dove
 
1955 The Virgin Queen
 
1955 A Man Called Peter
 
1954 Désirée
 
1953 The Robe
 
1952 My Cousin Rachel
 
1952 Stars and Stripes Forever
 
1952 Full House (segment "The Cop and the Anthem")
 
1951 Elopement
 
1951 Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell
 
1951 No Highway in the Sky
 
1950 Harvey
 
1950 My Blue Heaven
 
1950 Wabash Avenue
 
1949 The Inspector General
 
1949 Come to the Stable
 
1948 The Luck of the Irish
 
1947 The Bishop's Wife
 
1947 The Unfinished Dance
 
1946 Two Sisters from Boston
 
1944 Music for Millions
 
1942 Between Us Girls
 
1941 It Started with Eve
 
1940 Spring Parade
 
1939 First Love
 
1939 Three Smart Girls Grow Up
 
1938 The Rage of Paris
 
1937 One Hundred Men and a Girl
 
1936 Three Smart Girls
 
1936 Catherine the Last (as Herman Kosterlitz)
 
1935 Affairs of Maupassant (as Hermann Kosterlitz)
 
1935 A csúnya lány (as Herman Kosterlitz)
 
1935 The Cross-Patch (as Hermann Kosterlitz)
 
1935 Little Mother (as Herman Kosterlitz)
 
1935 Affairs of Maupassant (as Hermann Kösterlitz)
 
1934 Peter (as Hermann Kösterlitz)
 
1933 Das häßliche Mädchen (as Hermann Kosterlitz)
 
1932 Das Abenteuer der Thea Roland (as Hermann Kosterlitz)
 
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1967 Eine Handvoll Helden (story)
 
1943 Jane Eyre (uncredited)
 
1937 Troopship
 
1935 Affairs of Maupassant (screenplay / as Hermann Kosterlitz)
 
1935 L'or dans la rue (as Hermann Kosterlitz)
 
1935 Ball im Savoy (manuscript / as Hermann Kosterlitz)
 
1935 Affairs of Maupassant (screenplay / as Hermann Kösterlitz)
 
1934 Moscow Nights (as Hermann Kosterlitz)
 
1934 Polenblut
 
1934 Der Fall Brenken
 
1934 Hard Luck Mary
 
1934 Die vertauschte Braut
 
1934 Der Doppelgänger
 
1934 L'amour en cage
 
1933 The Tunnel (uncredited)
 
1933 Weaker Sex (uncredited)
 
1933 Toto (screenplay / as Hermann Kosterlitz)
 
1933 Das häßliche Mädchen (as Hermann Kosterlitz)
 
1932 Der Rebell (uncredited)
 
1932 Coeurs joyeux (screenplay / as Hermann Kosterlitz)
 
1932 Zigeuner der Nacht
 
1932 There Goes the Bride (story / as Hermann Kosterlitz)
 
1932 Fünf von der Jazzband (as Hermann Kosterlitz)
 
1932 El hombre que asesinó (screenplay / as Hermann Kosterlitz)
 
1931 Leichtsinnige Jugend (as Hermann Kosterlitz)
 
1931 Ich bleib bei Dir (as Hermann Kosterlitz)
 
1931 Wer nimmt die Liebe ernst... (as Hermann Kosterlitz)
 
1931 Seine Freundin Annette (dialogue / as Hermann Kosterlitz)
 
1931 Le réquisitoire (as Hermann Kosterlitz)
 
1931 Der Mann, der den Mord beging (screenplay / as Hermann Kosterlitz)
 
1931 Weib im Dschungel (dialogue / as Hermann Kosterlitz)
 
1931 Stamboul (screenplay / as Hermann Kosterlitz)
 
1930 Une femme a menti (as Hermann Kosterlitz)
 
1930 Thirteen Men and a Girl (as Hermann Kosterlitz / story "Jena")
 
1930 La lettre (scenario / as Hermann Kosterlitz)
 
1930 L'homme qui assassina (screenplay / as Hermann Kosterlitz)
 
1929 Sündig und süß (writer)
 
1929 Diary of a Coquette (as Hermann Kosterlitz)
 
1929 The Last Fort (as Hermann Kosterlitz)
 
1929 Liebfraumilch (as Hermann Kosterlitz)
 
1929 Hrích (screenplay / as Hermann Kosterlitz / story / as Hermann Kosterlitz)
 
1927 Eins + Eins = Drei (as Hermann Kosterlitz)
 
1927 Kinderseelen klagen euch an (as Hermann Kosterlitz)
 
1927 Prinz Louis Ferdinand (as Hermann Kosterlitz)
 
1926 Wenn Menschen irren. Frauen auf Irrwegen (as Hermann Kosterlitz)
 
1926 Orphan of Lowood (as Hermann Kosterlitz)
 
1925 Die Dame aus Berlin (as Hermann Kosterlitz)
 
1925 Die große Gelegenheit (as Hermann Kosterlitz)
 
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1965 Dear Brigitte (producer)
 
1963 Take Her, She's Mine (producer)
 
1942 Between Us Girls (producer)
 
1939 First Love (producer)
 
1938 The Rage of Paris (producer - uncredited)
 
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2005 Unwanted Cinema (documentary)
 

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There Goes the Bride -- A businessman's daughter runs away from an arranged marriage, only to find herself penniless and suspected of theft after she becomes the victim of a bag thief in the train... The Bishop's Wife -- Bishop Henry asks Dudley to perform a miracle in order to prove to him that he's an angel. The Robe -- US Home Video Trailer from 20th Century Fox
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Personal Details

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Alternate Names:

Hermann Kosterlitz | Herman Kosterlitz | Hermann Kösterlitz

Height:

5' 10" (1.78 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I always was very much interested in religion, and I still am. I'm the only Jew, I think, who goes regularly to church. I've never been to temples, but then I wasn't brought up that way. My parents were not very good Jews. I never realized I was Jewish until Hitler came in. See more »

Trivia:

He was forced to flee Germany after Adolf Hitler came to power when he knocked out a Nazi SA officer who insulted him in a bank. The manager of the bank, a friend of Koster's, saw the incident, shoved some money into his pocket and told him to go directly to the train station. Koster took his advice and made his way to France... See more »

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