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Harry Elfont (born April 5, 1968) is an American screenwriter and film director. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and raised in nearby Lower Moreland Township, he met his creative partner Deborah Kaplan while they were both enrolled at the Tisch School of the Arts of New York University (NYU).
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Harry Elfont. Writer: Josie and the Pussycats. Writer/director Harry Elfont met partner, writer/director Deborah Kaplan, at NYU film school. In a strange coincidence, they discovered that their parents were friends and that they both attended neighboring high schools in Philadelphia.
- January 1, 1
- Writer, Producer, Director
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Harry Elfont
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The series is produced and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and consists of eight fantasy films, beginning with Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) and culminating with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011).
- Total (8 films), $7.7 billion
- 2001–2011
- Total (8 films), $1.2 billion
Harry Potter is a series of seven fantasy novels written by British author J. K. Rowling. The novels chronicle the lives of a young wizard, Harry Potter, and his friends Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley, all of whom are students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
- 26 June 1997 – 21 July 2007 (initial publication)
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In 1997, David Heyman received a copy of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. He put it on the low priority shelf, thinking the title was "rubbish." However, when a secretary found and read it, she gave it to Heyman with a positive review and he then read it. Heyman was very impressed by Rowling's work, which led to Rowling selling him the fil...
The film adaptation of Deathly Hallows was split into two parts, the first of which was released in November 2010, with the second part released on 15 July 2011. The final day of filming on Deathly Hallows: Part 2 was completed on Saturday 12 June 2010. However, members of the cast were recalled for re-shoots of the Epilogue scene on 21 December201...
Besides their record-breaking popularity, the Harry Potterfilm series is significant in several areas: 1. The close involvement of its author, J. K. Rowling, in many aspects of production, including story consultation and casting. 2. The fact that, with the exception of Albus Dumbledore, whose actor needed to be recast due to the death of the origi...
The Harry Potter logo design is based on the typeface used for the American editions of the books. In the first two films, directed by Chris Columbus, it was golden, however Alfonso Cuaron, the director of Prisoner of Azkabanchanged the logo's colour to silver to reflect the film's darker atmosphere. This was used in later films as well. In every f...
Harry Elfont. Writer: Josie and the Pussycats. Writer/director Harry Elfont met partner, writer/director Deborah Kaplan, at NYU film school. In a strange coincidence, they discovered that their parents were friends and that they both attended neighboring high schools in Philadelphia.
He was known in the wizarding world as 'The Boy Who Lived' after becoming the only known survivor of the Killing Curse, which was attempted by Voldemort when Harry was just a baby, after both his parents were murdered.
