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Nuremberg, Germany. Died. 21 August 1958. (1958-08-21) (aged 50) Los Angeles. Occupation. Film director. Kurt Neumann (5 April 1908 – 21 August 1958) was a German-born film director who specialized in science fiction movies in his later career.
Kurt Neumann was born on 5 April 1908 in Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany. He was a director and writer, known for The Fly (1958), Rocketship X-M (1950) and She Devil (1957). He was married to Irma Ely Neumann.
- Director, Writer, Producer
- April 5, 1908
- Kurt Neumann
- August 21, 1958
Kurt Neumann. Director: Rocketship X-M. Kurt Neumann was born on 5 April 1908 in Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany. He was a director and writer, known for Rocketship X-M (1950), The Fly (1958) and She Devil (1957).
- April 5, 1908
- August 21, 1958
Kurt Neumann (5 April 1908, Nuremberg, Germany - 21 August 1958, Los Angeles) was a german Hollywood film director who specialized in science fiction movies in his later career. Neumann came to the US in the early talkie era, hired to direct German language versions of Hollywood films. Once he mastered English and established himself as technically proficient in filmmaking, Neumann directed ...
Kurt Neumann. Production Manager: The Muppet Movie. Kurt Neumann was born on 30 June 1934 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an assistant director and production manager, known for The Muppet Movie (1979), King Kong (1976) and The Star Chamber (1983).
- Kurt Neumann
- November 23, 2019
- June 30, 1934
Producer-director Kurt Neumann discovered the short story by George Langelaan in Playboy magazine. [7] He showed it to Robert L. Lippert, head of 20th Century Fox's subsidiary B-movie studio, Regal Pictures. The film was to be made by Lippert's outfit, but was released as an "official" Fox film, not under the less-prestigious Regal banner. [3] [8]
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Apr 3, 2015 · Fans of director Kurt Neumann's original 1958 The Fly have turned it into a slightly campy cult item. Yet several of the film's more extreme moments have achieved iconic status, and it still retains the power to frighten first-time viewers.
