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Sir John Woolf (15 March 1913, London – 28 June 1999, London) and his brother James Woolf (2 March 1920, London – 30 May 1966, Beverly Hills, California) [1] were British film producers. John and James founded the production companies Romulus Films and Remus Films, which were active during the 1950s and 1960s, [2] and the distribution ...
James Woolf (2 March 1920, London – 30 May 1966, Beverly Hills, California) [1] and his brother Sir John Woolf (15 March 1913, London – 28 June 1999, London) were British film producers. In 2004, John Fraser published his autobiography, Close Up, in which he wrote frankly about his gay life and friendships. [7]
It was the time of the witch-hunts of the House Un-American Activities Committee in the United States, and John sent his brother James to California to woo some of the talented directors and...
Jun 12, 2010 · In the 40s, 50s, and 60s, architect John Elgin Woolf and his partner, lover, and, later, adopted son, designer Robert Koch Woolf, gave the Beverly Hills elite a new kind of home, as glamorous...
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Jan 28, 1992 · BIOGRAPHY The son of powerful film distributor and producer CM Woolf, John Woolf entered the film industry as a teenager, translating subtitles for his father’s company the W&F Film Service. In 1949 he and his younger brother James Woolf (1919-1966) formed Independent Film Distributors.
Room at the Top is a 1959 British drama film based on the 1957 novel of the same name by John Braine. It was adapted by Neil Paterson (with uncredited work by Mordecai Richler ), directed by Jack Clayton (his feature-length debut), and produced by John and James Woolf. The film stars Laurence Harvey, Simone Signoret, Heather Sears, Donald ...
Jul 1, 1999 · Sir John Woolf, British film producer of such memorable movies as “The African Queen,” starring Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn, and the Academy Award- and Golden Globe-winning musical...
