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Henry Koster (born Hermann Kosterlitz, May 1, 1905 – September 21, 1988) was a German-born film director. He was the husband of actress Peggy Moran.
Henry Koster. Director: Harvey. 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).
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- Berlin, Germany
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- Camarillo, California, USA
Sep 27, 1988 · Henry Koster, the director of such films as ''Harvey'' and ''The Bishop's Wife'' died of complications after liver surgery Wednesday in Camarillo, Calif. He was 83 years old.
Dec 2, 2008 · Any hesitation he may have had about leaving the country was erased when, at a bank on his lunch hour one day, a Nazi SA officer insulted him, and Henry hit the Nazi so hard he knocked him out.
Jul 2, 2020 · Oscar Profile #503: Henry Koster. Born Hermann Kosterlitz on May 1, 1905 in Berlin, Germany, the future Henry Koster was the grandson on his mother’s side of famed operatic tenor Julius Salomon who died of tuberculosis in the 1880s. His father, who was a salesman of women’s underwear, abandoned his family when the future director was 5.
Sep 24, 1988 · Longtime film director Henry Koster, whose credits include “Harvey,” “The Bishop’s Wife” and “My Man Godfrey,” has died of complications after liver surgery.
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Henry Koster (born May 1, 1905, Berlin, Germany—died September 21, 1988, Camarillo, California, U.S.) was a German-born American director and screenwriter who turned out a series of popular films, which included numerous musicals as well as The Bishop’s Wife (1947) and Harvey (1950).
