Jules Buck
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Jules Buck (July 30, 1917 – July 19, 2001) was an American film producer.
Career
He was a cameraman for John Huston's war documentaries and began producing as assistant to Mark Hellinger.[citation needed]
In 1952 he moved to Paris, then London, where he created, in association with Peter O'Toole, the company Keep Films.[1] This produced movies such as Lord Jim (1963), Becket (1963), and What's New Pussycat? (1965).[citation needed]
Personal life
Buck was born in St Louis, Missouri, on July 30, 1917. From his 1945 marriage to actress Joyce Gates (née Joyce Ruth Getz), Buck had one child, journalist Joan Juliet Buck. He died in Paris on July 19, 2001.[citation needed]
Partial filmography
- Report from the Aleutians (1943), cameraman
- The Battle of San Pietro (1944), cameraman
- The Killers (1946), assistant producer
- Brute Force (1947), associate producer
- The Naked City (1948), associate producer
- We Were Strangers (1949), associate producer
- Fixed Bayonets! (1951), producer
- Love Nest (1951), producer
- Treasure of the Golden Condor (1953), producer
- O.S.S. (1957–58), TV series producer
- The Day They Robbed the Bank of England (1960), producer
- Lord Jim (1965), associate producer
- Great Catherine (1968)
- Under Milk Wood (1972), executive producer
- The Ruling Class (1972), producer
- The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday (1976), producer
References
- ^ "Vexed in Venice". T Magazine. New York Times. November 30, 2011. Retrieved July 2, 2012.
Further reading
- Agee, James, Agee on Film
- Ambler, Eric, Here Lies
- Halliwell, Leslie, Halliwell's Filmgoers Companion
- Katz, Ephraim, The Film Encyclopedia
External links
- Jules Buck at IMDb
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