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Jerry Bresler(1908-1977)

  • Producer
  • Production Manager
  • Writer
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Jerry (Jerome) Bresler was born in Denver, Colorado on April 13, 1908. He began his film career as a production supervisor, and eventually started his own independent company. In the late 1930s, he joined MGM as a unit manager and worked on the Dr. Kildare series and other films. In 1944 & 1945 he won Academy Awards for the shorts Heavenly Music and Stairway to Light, and moved on to feature production. He died August 23, 1977 in Los Angeles.
BornApril 13, 1908
DiedAugust 23, 1977(69)
BornApril 13, 1908
DiedAugust 23, 1977(69)
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  • Won 1 Oscar
    • 1 win & 4 nominations total

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Known for

Casino Royale (1967)
Casino Royale
5.0
  • Producer
  • 1967
Heavenly Music (1943)
Heavenly Music
6.2
Short
  • Producer
  • 1943
Kirk Douglas, Ernest Borgnine, Tony Curtis, and Janet Leigh in The Vikings (1958)
The Vikings
7.0
  • Producer
  • 1958
Ava Gardner and Fred MacMurray in Singapore (1947)
Singapore
6.5
  • Producer
  • 1947

Credits

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Producer



  • Katia Christine, Ian McShane, Karin Schubert, Seyna Seyn, Josiane Tanzilli, and Morgana Taylor in Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You (1970)
    Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You
    4.4
    • producer
    • 1970
  • Casino Royale (1967)
    Casino Royale
    5.0
    • producer
    • 1967
  • Charlton Heston, James Coburn, Senta Berger, Richard Harris, Jim Hutton, and Michael Anderson Jr. in Major Dundee (1965)
    Major Dundee
    6.7
    • produced by
    • 1965
  • Lana Turner, Hugh O'Brian, Stefanie Powers, Cliff Robertson, and Ruth Roman in Love Has Many Faces (1965)
    Love Has Many Faces
    5.3
    • producer
    • 1965
  • Cindy Carol and James Darren in Gidget Goes to Rome (1963)
    Gidget Goes to Rome
    5.1
    • producer
    • 1963
  • Charlton Heston and Yvette Mimieux in Diamond Head (1962)
    Diamond Head
    6.0
    • producer
    • 1962
  • Michael Callan, James Darren, and Deborah Walley in Gidget Goes Hawaiian (1961)
    Gidget Goes Hawaiian
    5.7
    • producer
    • 1961
  • Because They're Young (1960)
    Because They're Young
    5.9
    • producer
    • 1960
  • Kirk Douglas, Ernest Borgnine, Tony Curtis, and Janet Leigh in The Vikings (1958)
    The Vikings
    7.0
    • producer
    • 1958
  • Joan Blondell, Dorothy Arnold, Richard Boone, Ric Roman, Jerry Bresler, Hugo Haas, and Eleanor Parker in Lizzie (1957)
    Lizzie
    6.3
    • produced by
    • 1957
  • Dana Andrews and Betty Hutton in Spring Reunion (1956)
    Spring Reunion
    5.8
    • producer
    • 1956
  • Where's Raymond?
    6.4
    TV Series
    • producer
    • produced by
    • 1953–1954
  • Assignment: Paris (1952)
    Assignment: Paris
    6.2
    • producer
    • 1952
  • Ernest Borgnine, Broderick Crawford, Neville Brand, and Betty Buehler in The Mob (1951)
    The Mob
    7.1
    • producer
    • 1951
  • Glenn Ford, Viveca Lindfors, and Henry O'Neill in The Flying Missile (1950)
    The Flying Missile
    5.8
    • producer
    • 1950

Production Management



  • Clark Gable and Lana Turner in Somewhere I'll Find You (1942)
    Somewhere I'll Find You
    6.1
    • unit manager (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Van Heflin and Marsha Hunt in Kid Glove Killer (1942)
    Kid Glove Killer
    6.8
    • unit manager (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Myrna Loy and William Powell in Love Crazy (1941)
    Love Crazy
    7.4
    • unit manager (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Lew Ayres, Robert Young, and Laraine Day in Dr. Kildare's Crisis (1940)
    Dr. Kildare's Crisis
    6.2
    • unit manager (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, and Laraine Day in Dr. Kildare Goes Home (1940)
    Dr. Kildare Goes Home
    6.5
    • unit manager (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Rita Johnson and Walter Pidgeon in Nick Carter, Master Detective (1939)
    Nick Carter, Master Detective
    6.2
    • unit manager (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Ann Sothern and Franchot Tone in Fast and Furious (1939)
    Fast and Furious
    6.1
    • unit manager (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Robert Young, Henry Hull, and Florence Rice in Miracles for Sale (1939)
    Miracles for Sale
    6.2
    • unit manager (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Virginia Bruce and Walter Pidgeon in Stronger Than Desire (1939)
    Stronger Than Desire
    6.5
    • unit manager (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Melvyn Douglas and Louise Platt in Tell No Tales (1939)
    Tell No Tales
    6.5
    • unit manager (uncredited)
    • 1939

Writer



  • Merv Griffin in The Merv Griffin Show (1962)
    The Merv Griffin Show
    6.6
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1979
  • Ed Sullivan in The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
    The Ed Sullivan Show
    7.9
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1956

Personal details

  • Born
    • April 13, 1908
    • Denver, Colorado, USA
  • Died
    • August 23, 1977
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Children
    • Sandy Bresler

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    Educated at Swarthmore College.

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