Jud Kinberg (July 7, 1925 – November 2, 2016) was an American film producer and screenwriter. He was nominated for a Golden Globe for his work as a producer on The Collector.
His son is the screenwriter and director Simon Kinberg.
Life and work
Kinberg was born in Brooklyn, NY. He attended the University of North Carolina and earned a Purple Heart and a Silver Star for his service with the U.S. Army during World War II.[1] Kinberg briefly worked in advertising until being recruited to apprentice under producer-actor John Houseman. Together they went on to produce films at MGM including Julius Caesar (1953), starring Marlon Brando; Executive Suite (1954), directed by Robert Wise; Her Twelve Men (1954), featuring Greer Garson and Robert Ryan; Vincente Minnelli's The Cobweb (1955), toplined by Richard Widmark and Lauren Bacall; Moonfleet (1955), helmed by Fritz Lang; and Lust for Life (1956), which received four Oscar nominations.[2]
In 1978 he was nominated for an Emmy for producing Quincy M.E., the NBC drama starring Jack Klugman as a coroner who investigates suspicious deaths. Later in his career, he worked on TV movies To Catch a Killer, A Stoning in Fulham County, and Kane & Abel.[3]
Kinberg died at 91 of natural causes in his New York City home.
Selected filmography
The films Kinberg worked on include:[4]
- Producer
- 1954: Executive Suite
- 1954: Her Twelve Men
- 1955: The Cobweb
- 1955: Moonfleet
- 1956: Lust for Life
- 1965: The Collector
- 1968: The Magus
- 1973: Story of a Love Story
- Scriptwriter
- 1963: Siege of the Saxons
- 1964: East of Sudan
- 1972: Vampire Circus
- Television
- 1981: The Million Dollar Face
- 1988: A Stoning in Fulham County
- 1992: In the Best Interest of the Children
- 1992: To Catch a Killer
References
- ^ McNary, Dave (November 9, 2016). "Producer Jud Kinberg, Father of Simon Kinberg, Dies at 91". Variety.
- ^ Barnes, Mike (November 8, 2016). "Jud Kinberg, Father of Simon Kinberg and Producer on Kirk Douglas' 'Lust for Life,' Dies at 91". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ Emery, Debbie (November 9, 2016). "Jud Kinberg, 'Lust for Life' and 'Executive Suite' Producer, Dies at 91". TheWrap.
- ^ "East of Sudan (1964)". BFI. November 7, 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-11-07.
External links
- Jud Kinberg at IMDb
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