Henry Koster

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 2 wins & 12 nominations. See more awards »

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Harvey Director

(1950)

The Bishop's Wife Director

(1947)

The Robe Director

(1953)

Three Smart Girls Director

(1936)

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Director (50 credits)

1966 The Singing Nun

1965 Dear Brigitte

1963 Take Her, She's Mine

1963 Marilyn (Documentary)

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 O. Henry's 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 (directed by)

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 (directed by)

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 Kösterlitz)

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)

1934 Peter (as Hermann Kösterlitz)

1933 The Private Secretary Gets Married (as Hermann Kosterlitz)

1932 Married by the Stork (as Hermann Kosterlitz)

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Writer (48 credits)

1967 Eine Handvoll Helden (story)

1943 Jane Eyre (uncredited)

1937 Troopship

1935 Affairs of Maupassant (screenplay - as Hermann Kösterlitz)

1935 Affairs of Maupassant (screenplay - as Hermann Kosterlitz)

1935 Ball im Savoy (manuscript - as Hermann Kosterlitz)

1934 L'or dans la rue (as Hermann Kosterlitz)

1934 Moscow Nights (as Hermann Kosterlitz)

1934 Polenblut

1934 Der Fall Brenken

1934 Hard Luck Mary

1934 L'amour en cage

1934 Die vertauschte Braut

1934 Der Doppelgänger

1933 The Tunnel (uncredited)

1933 Weaker Sex (uncredited)

1933 Toto (screenplay - as Hermann Kosterlitz)

1933 The Private Secretary Gets Married (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 Five from the Jazzband (as Hermann Kosterlitz)

1932 El hombre que asesinó (screenplay - as Hermann Kosterlitz)

1931 Ich bleib bei Dir (as Hermann Kosterlitz)

1931 Stamboul (screenplay - as Hermann Kosterlitz)

1931 Wer nimmt die Liebe ernst...? (as Hermann Kosterlitz)

1931 Leichtsinnige Jugend (as Hermann Kosterlitz)

1931 Seine Freundin Annette (dialogue - as Hermann Kosterlitz)

1931 La lettre (scenario - as Hermann Kosterlitz)

1931 Le réquisitoire (as Hermann Kosterlitz)

1931 Der Mann, der den Mord beging (screenplay - as Hermann Kosterlitz)

1931 L'homme qui assassina (screenplay - as Hermann Kosterlitz)

1931 Weib im Dschungel (dialogue - as Hermann Kosterlitz)

1930 Une femme a menti (as Hermann Kosterlitz)

1930 The Last Company (story "Jena" - as Hermann Kosterlitz)

1929 Sündig und süß (writer)

1929 Diary of a Coquette (as Hermann Kosterlitz)

1929 Liebfraumilch (as Hermann Kosterlitz)

1929 Hrích (screenplay - as Hermann Kosterlitz) / (story - as Hermann Kosterlitz)

1929 The Last Fort (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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Producer (5 credits)

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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Archive footage (3 credits)

2013 Oskar Pilzer - Die bewegte Geschichte der Wiener Filmateliers (TV Movie documentary)
Self - Between Takes of 'Katharina, die Letzte'

2009 Cinema's Exiles: From Hitler to Hollywood (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2005 Unwanted Cinema (Documentary)

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Alternate Names:

Hermann Kosterlitz | Herman Kosterlitz | Hermann Kösterlitz

Height:

5' 10" (1.78 m)

Spouse:

Peggy Moran (his death) (2 children) | See more »

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[on Jean Simmons] I loved that girl. I still love her. Haven't seen her in many years. She's the most gentle, most beautiful darling girl. See more »

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Father, with Kató Király, of Robert J. Koster. See more »

Nickname:

Bobby

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