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Lee Katz(1914-2003)

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Writer
  • Production Manager
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Lee Katz was born on 13 January 1914 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. He was an assistant director and writer, known for Heart of the North (1938), Waterfront (1939) and The Return of Doctor X (1939). He died on 29 May 2003 in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, USA.
BornJanuary 13, 1914
DiedMay 29, 2003(89)
BornJanuary 13, 1914
DiedMay 29, 2003(89)
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Known for

Gloria Dickson and Dick Foran in Heart of the North (1938)
Heart of the North
5.4
  • Writer
  • 1938
Sheila Bromley, Gloria Dickson, Dennis Morgan, and Larry Williams in Waterfront (1939)
Waterfront
5.8
  • Writer
  • 1939
Humphrey Bogart, Rosemary Lane, Dennis Morgan, and Wayne Morris in The Return of Doctor X (1939)
The Return of Doctor X
5.7
  • Writer
  • 1939
Boris Karloff, Bruce Lester, Margaret Lindsay, and Leonard Mudie in British Intelligence (1939)
British Intelligence
6.1
  • Writer
  • 1939

Credits

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Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Joe Louis in The Negro Soldier (1944)
    The Negro Soldier
    6.0
    Short
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Ingrid Bergman, Humphrey Bogart, Peter Lorre, Claude Rains, Sydney Greenstreet, Paul Henreid, and Conrad Veidt in Casablanca (1942)
    Casablanca
    8.5
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, and Roland Got in Across the Pacific (1942)
    Across the Pacific
    6.8
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Jimmy Durante, Kay Aldridge, Leslie Brooks, Georgia Carroll, Marguerite Chapman, Peggy Diggins, Phil Silvers, Alix Talton, Jane Wyman, and Navy Blues Sextette in You're in the Army Now (1941)
    You're in the Army Now
    6.1
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Elia Kazan, Jack Carson, Betty Field, Priscilla Lane, and Richard Whorf in Blues in the Night (1941)
    Blues in the Night
    6.7
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • John Garfield and Ida Lupino in Out of the Fog (1941)
    Out of the Fog
    6.7
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Arthur Kennedy and Joan Perry in Strange Alibi (1941)
    Strange Alibi
    6.3
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Eddie Albert and Joan Leslie in The Great Mr. Nobody (1941)
    The Great Mr. Nobody
    5.8
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Olivia de Havilland, Errol Flynn, and Basil Rathbone in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
    The Adventures of Robin Hood
    7.9
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Claude Rains, Gloria Dickson, and Edward Norris in They Won't Forget (1937)
    They Won't Forget
    7.2
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Henry Fonda, Pat O'Brien, and Margaret Lindsay in Slim (1937)
    Slim
    6.4
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Lee Dixon and Ruby Keeler in Ready, Willing and Able (1937)
    Ready, Willing and Able
    5.8
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Patricia Ellis, James Melton, and Zasu Pitts in Sing Me a Love Song (1936)
    Sing Me a Love Song
    5.9
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Humphrey Bogart, Pat O'Brien, Ross Alexander, and Beverly Roberts in China Clipper (1936)
    China Clipper
    6.2
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Joe E. Brown and June Travis in Earthworm Tractors (1936)
    Earthworm Tractors
    6.3
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1936

Writer

  • Humphrey Bogart, Rosemary Lane, Dennis Morgan, and Wayne Morris in The Return of Doctor X (1939)
    The Return of Doctor X
    5.7
    • screen play
    • 1939
  • Boris Karloff, Bruce Lester, Margaret Lindsay, and Leonard Mudie in British Intelligence (1939)
    British Intelligence
    6.1
    • screen play
    • 1939
  • John Payne and Jane Wyman in Kid Nightingale (1939)
    Kid Nightingale
    5.7
    • from a story by
    • 1939
  • Gloria Dickson, Dennis Morgan, and Fred Stone in No Place to Go (1939)
    No Place to Go
    6.0
    • screen play
    • 1939
  • Sheila Bromley, Gloria Dickson, Dennis Morgan, and Larry Williams in Waterfront (1939)
    Waterfront
    5.8
    • screenplay
    • 1939
  • Ronald Reagan and Rosella Towne in Code of the Secret Service (1939)
    Code of the Secret Service
    5.2
    • original screen play
    • 1939
  • Eve Arden, Sheila Bromley, and Kay Francis in Women in the Wind (1939)
    Women in the Wind
    6.0
    • screen play
    • 1939
  • The Man Who Dared (1939)
    The Man Who Dared
    5.9
    • screen play
    • 1939
  • Rosella Towne in The Adventures of Jane Arden (1939)
    The Adventures of Jane Arden
    5.8
    • additional dialogue (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • John Garfield and Rosemary Lane in Blackwell's Island (1939)
    Blackwell's Island
    6.1
    • original story
    • 1939
  • Gloria Dickson and Dick Foran in Heart of the North (1938)
    Heart of the North
    5.4
    • screenplay
    • 1938
  • Campus Cinderella (1938)
    Campus Cinderella
    5.1
    Short
    • screenplay
    • 1938
  • Kay Francis in My Bill (1938)
    My Bill
    6.8
    • contributor to treatment (uncredited)
    • 1938

Production Management

  • Richard Burton, Henry Fonda, Robert Mitchum, John Wayne, Sean Connery, Sal Mineo, Eddie Albert, Richard Beymer, Red Buttons, Jeffrey Hunter, Roddy McDowall, Rod Steiger, Robert Wagner, Paul Anka, Arletty, Mel Ferrer, Steve Forrest, Gert Fröbe, Fabian, Jean-Louis Barrault, Bourvil, Ray Danton, Irina Demick, Leo Genn, Henry Grace, John Gregson, Paul Hartmann, Werner Hinz, Curd Jürgens, Alexander Knox, Peter Lawford, Christian Marquand, Kenneth More, Edmond O'Brien, Ron Randell, Madeleine Renaud, Robert Ryan, Tommy Sands, Richard Todd, Tom Tryon, Peter van Eyck, and Stuart Whitman in The Longest Day (1962)
    The Longest Day
    7.7
    • production manager (uncredited)
    • 1962
  • Holiday in Spain (1960)
    Holiday in Spain
    5.5
    • production manager
    • 1960
  • Ann Blyth, John Ericson, and Edmund Purdom in The Student Prince (1954)
    The Student Prince
    6.5
    • unit manager (uncredited)
    • 1954
  • Battle Circus (1953)
    Battle Circus
    6.0
    • unit manager (uncredited)
    • 1953
  • Victor Mature, David Brian, and Esther Williams in Million Dollar Mermaid (1952)
    Million Dollar Mermaid
    6.5
    • production manager (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • Because You're Mine (1952)
    Because You're Mine
    5.9
    • production manager (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • The Red Badge of Courage (1951)
    The Red Badge of Courage
    7.1
    • unit manager (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • Jane Powell, Wendell Corey, Danielle Darrieux, and Fernando Lamas in Rich, Young and Pretty (1951)
    Rich, Young and Pretty
    5.8
    • unit manager (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • Two Weeks with Love (1950)
    Two Weeks with Love
    6.8
    • production manager
    • 1950
  • Fred Astaire, Arlene Dahl, Red Skelton, and Vera-Ellen in Three Little Words (1950)
    Three Little Words
    6.9
    • production manager (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
    The Asphalt Jungle
    7.8
    • production manager (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Gloria DeHaven and Red Skelton in The Yellow Cab Man (1950)
    The Yellow Cab Man
    6.4
    • production manager (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • My Reputation (1946)
    My Reputation
    7.0
    • production manager (uncredited)
    • 1946

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Lehman Katz
  • Born
    • January 13, 1914
    • Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
  • Died
    • May 29, 2003
    • Rancho Palos Verdes, California, USA(heart failure)

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    One of the founding members of the Directors Guild of America.

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