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Joseph Edward Levine (September 9, 1905 – July 31, 1987) was an American film distributor, financier, and producer. At the time of his death, it was said he was involved in one or another capacity with 497 films.
Joseph E. Levine. Producer: The Lion in Winter. Boston-born Joseph E. Levine parlayed an early career as a film exhibitor and distributor of Italian-made muscle-man pictures into a highly successful stint as America's most successful independent producer at the time of his death.
- January 1, 1
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- January 1, 1
- Greenwich, Connecticut, USA
Aug 1, 1987 · Joseph E. Levine, the one-time Boston shoeshine boy who became a multimillionaire movie mogul with saturation screening and intense publicity campaigns, died Friday in Greenwich, Conn., where...
Aug 1, 1987 · Joseph E. Levine, one of the most successful and flamboyant producers and distributors in the history of the film industry, died yesterday at Greenwich (Conn.) Hospital after a short illness.
Joseph E. Levine. Producer: The Lion in Winter. Boston-born Joseph E. Levine parlayed an early career as a film exhibitor and distributor of Italian-made muscle-man pictures into a highly successful stint as America's most successful independent producer at the time of his death.
- September 9, 1905
- July 31, 1987
Joseph Levine grew up in a Russian Jewish immigrant family in the West End, and became one of the most successful movie producers and distributors in the United States during the 1950s, 60s, and 70s.
Born: Joseph Edward Levine in Boston, Massachusetts, 9 September 1905. Career: 1940s—exhibitor of foreign films; 1960s—moved into production. Died: In Greenwich, Connecticut, 21 July 1987.
