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Ben Pivar(1901-1963)

  • Producer
  • Editor
  • Writer
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Ben Pivar was born on 2 March 1901 in Manchester, England, UK. He was a producer and editor, known for Man from Montreal (1939), Mutiny on the Blackhawk (1939) and Danger on Wheels (1940). He was married to Judith. He died on 28 March 1963 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornMarch 2, 1901
DiedMarch 28, 1963(62)
BornMarch 2, 1901
DiedMarch 28, 1963(62)
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Known for

Richard Arlen and Andy Devine in Man from Montreal (1939)
Man from Montreal
5.2
  • Producer
  • 1939
Richard Arlen and Andy Devine in Mutiny on the Blackhawk (1939)
Mutiny on the Blackhawk
6.5
  • Producer
  • 1939
Richard Arlen, Andy Devine, Vinton Hayworth, and Peggy Moran in Danger on Wheels (1940)
Danger on Wheels
5.3
  • Producer
  • 1940
Leon Ames, Richard Arlen, Andy Devine, and Anne Nagel in Legion of Lost Flyers (1939)
Legion of Lost Flyers
5.6
  • Producer
  • 1939

Credits

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Producer

  • Confidential File (1953)
    Confidential File
    6.7
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1953–1958
  • Panda and the Magic Serpent (1958)
    Panda and the Magic Serpent
    6.5
    • producer (English version)
    • 1958
  • Mark Stevens in Big Town (1950)
    Big Town
    7.1
    TV Series
    • associate producer
    • 1954
  • Eduardo Ciannelli, Ralph Morgan, Onslow Stevens, and June Vincent in The Creeper (1948)
    The Creeper
    4.9
    • executive producer
    • 1948
  • Tom Conway, John Newland, and Maria Palmer in 13 Lead Soldiers (1948)
    13 Lead Soldiers
    5.9
    • executive producer
    • 1948
  • Tom Conway, Stanley Logan, Houseley Stevenson, and June Vincent in The Challenge (1948)
    The Challenge
    6.4
    • executive producer
    • 1948
  • Jane Adams, Rondo Hatton, Donald MacBride, and Tom Neal in The Brute Man (1946)
    The Brute Man
    4.5
    • produced by
    • 1946
  • Alan Curtis, Preston Foster, and Ann Rutherford in Inside Job (1946)
    Inside Job
    5.6
    • executive producer
    • 1946
  • June Lockhart, Lloyd Corrigan, Sara Haden, Don Porter, and Jan Wiley in She-Wolf of London (1946)
    She-Wolf of London
    5.3
    • producer
    • 1946
  • Robert Armstrong, Elisha Cook Jr., Donald MacBride, Tom Neal, and Martha O'Driscoll in Blonde Alibi (1946)
    Blonde Alibi
    6.0
    • executive producer
    • 1946
  • Virginia Grey, Rondo Hatton, Robert Lowery, and Joan Shawlee in House of Horrors (1946)
    House of Horrors
    6.1
    • produced by
    • 1946
  • Lon Chaney Jr., J. Edward Bromberg, Wilton Graff, Rosalind Ivan, and Brenda Joyce in Pillow of Death (1945)
    Pillow of Death
    6.0
    • producer
    • 1945
  • Lon Chaney Jr., Brenda Joyce, and J. Carrol Naish in Strange Confession (1945)
    Strange Confession
    6.5
    • producer
    • 1945
  • Lon Chaney Jr., Virginia Christine, Peter Coe, and Dennis Moore in The Mummy's Curse (1944)
    The Mummy's Curse
    5.4
    • executive producer (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Lon Chaney Jr., Acquanetta, Paul Kelly, and Jean Parker in Dead Man's Eyes (1944)
    Dead Man's Eyes
    6.0
    • producer (uncredited)
    • 1944

Editor

  • Jack Egan and Sally O'Neil in Broadway Scandals (1929)
    Broadway Scandals
    5.3
    • Editor
    • 1929
  • Ralph Graves and Jack Holt in Flight (1929)
    Flight
    6.1
    • Editor
    • 1929
  • William Collier Jr. and Thelma Todd in The Bachelor Girl (1929)
    The Bachelor Girl
    • Editor
    • 1929
  • Nina Quartero in The Eternal Woman (1929)
    The Eternal Woman
    • Editor
    • 1929
  • Gaston Glass and Otto Matieson in Behind Closed Doors (1929)
    Behind Closed Doors
    5.1
    • Editor
    • 1929
  • Hugh Allan and Lois Wilson in Object: Alimony (1928)
    Object: Alimony
    • Editor
    • 1928
  • Robert Ellis, Marceline Day, Ralph Forbes, and Norman Trevor in Restless Youth (1928)
    Restless Youth
    • Editor
    • 1928
  • Jacqueline Logan and Theodore von Eltz in Nothing to Wear (1928)
    Nothing to Wear
    • Editor
    • 1928
  • Don Alvarado and Marceline Day in Driftwood (1928)
    Driftwood
    4.9
    • Editor
    • 1928
  • David Lewis in Sinner's Parade (1928)
    Sinner's Parade
    • Editor
    • 1928
  • Lya De Putti in The Scarlet Lady (1928)
    The Scarlet Lady
    6.2
    • Editor
    • 1928
  • Betty Caldwell, Walter Shumway, and Ted Wells in Greased Lightning (1928)
    Greased Lightning
    • Editor
    • 1928
  • James Robert Chandler and Derelys Perdue in Quick Triggers (1928)
    Quick Triggers
    • Editor
    • 1928
  • Gaston Glass and Anita Stewart in Name the Woman (1928)
    Name the Woman
    • Editor
    • 1928
  • Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Helene Chadwick, and Barbara Kent in Modern Mothers (1928)
    Modern Mothers
    • Editor
    • 1928

Writer

  • The Leech Woman (1960)
    The Leech Woman
    4.8
    • story
    • 1960
  • Dick Foran and Peggy Moran in The Mummy's Hand (1940)
    The Mummy's Hand
    6.0
    • treatment contributor (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Richard Arlen, Andy Devine, Vinton Hayworth, and Peggy Moran in Danger on Wheels (1940)
    Danger on Wheels
    5.3
    • story "Test Drive"
    • 1940
  • Richard Arlen and Andy Devine in Man from Montreal (1939)
    Man from Montreal
    5.2
    • story
    • 1939
  • Leon Ames, Richard Arlen, Andy Devine, and Anne Nagel in Legion of Lost Flyers (1939)
    Legion of Lost Flyers
    5.6
    • original story
    • 1939
  • Richard Arlen, Andy Devine, Samuel S. Hinds, Beverly Roberts, and Lupita Tovar in Tropic Fury (1939)
    Tropic Fury
    3.9
    • original story "Fury of the Tropics"
    • 1939
  • Richard Arlen and Andy Devine in Mutiny on the Blackhawk (1939)
    Mutiny on the Blackhawk
    6.5
    • original story idea
    • 1939
  • Wiley Post in Air Hawks (1935)
    Air Hawks
    5.9
    • story "Air Fury" (uncredited)
    • 1935

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Benjamin Pivar
  • Born
    • March 2, 1901
    • Manchester, England, UK
  • Died
    • March 28, 1963
    • Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Judith
  • Other works
    Story: "Test Rider". NOTE: Filmed as Danger on Wheels (1940).
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Articles

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