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Irving Reis(1906-1953)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Cinematographer
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Irving Reis was born on 7 May 1906 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a director and writer, known for The Four Poster (1952), The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947) and I'm Still Alive (1940). He was married to Minadora (Vanessa) Karole Idu and Meta Rosenberg. He died on 3 July 1953 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornMay 7, 1906
DiedJuly 3, 1953(47)
BornMay 7, 1906
DiedJuly 3, 1953(47)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win & 1 nomination total

Known for

Rex Harrison and Lilli Palmer in The Four Poster (1952)
The Four Poster
6.3
  • Director
  • 1952
Cary Grant, Shirley Temple, and Myrna Loy in The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947)
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
7.2
  • Director
  • 1947
Linda Hayes and Kent Taylor in I'm Still Alive (1940)
I'm Still Alive
5.7
  • Director
  • 1940
Russell Hayden, Nancy Kelly, and Chester Morris in Gambler's Choice (1944)
Gambler's Choice
5.9
  • Writer
  • 1944

Credits

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Director

  • Rex Harrison and Lilli Palmer in The Four Poster (1952)
    The Four Poster
    6.3
    • Director
    • 1952
  • Lew Ayres and Marilyn Maxwell in New Mexico (1951)
    New Mexico
    5.7
    • Director
    • 1951
  • Nadine Conner and Jan Peerce in Of Men and Music (1951)
    Of Men and Music
    7.2
    • Director
    • 1951
  • Three Husbands (1950)
    Three Husbands
    5.6
    • Director
    • 1950
  • William Powell, Betsy Drake, and Mark Stevens in Dancing in the Dark (1949)
    Dancing in the Dark
    5.3
    • Director
    • 1949
  • Joan Evans and Farley Granger in Roseanna McCoy (1949)
    Roseanna McCoy
    5.8
    • Director
    • 1949
  • Enchantment (1948)
    Enchantment
    7.2
    • Director
    • 1948
  • Burt Lancaster, Edward G. Robinson, and Louisa Horton in All My Sons (1948)
    All My Sons
    7.3
    • Director
    • 1948
  • Cary Grant, Shirley Temple, and Myrna Loy in The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947)
    The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
    7.2
    • Director
    • 1947
  • Pat O'Brien, Herbert Marshall, and Claire Trevor in Crack-Up (1946)
    Crack-Up
    6.5
    • Director
    • 1946
  • Bonita Granville in Hitler's Children (1943)
    Hitler's Children
    6.4
    • resigned (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Henry Fonda, Lucille Ball, Agnes Moorehead, and Sam Levene in The Big Street (1942)
    The Big Street
    6.4
    • Director
    • 1942
  • George Sanders and Lynn Bari in The Falcon Takes Over (1942)
    The Falcon Takes Over
    6.4
    • Director
    • 1942
  • George Sanders, Wendy Barrie, and Mona Maris in A Date with the Falcon (1942)
    A Date with the Falcon
    6.4
    • Director
    • 1942
  • George Sanders, Wendy Barrie, and Arthur Shields in The Gay Falcon (1941)
    The Gay Falcon
    6.5
    • Director
    • 1941

Writer

  • Jeanne Cagney, Craig Stevens, Virginia Grey, Louis Jean Heydt, Rochelle Hudson, and Marjorie Reynolds in The Unexpected (1952)
    The Unexpected
    7.5
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1952
  • Russell Hayden, Nancy Kelly, and Chester Morris in Gambler's Choice (1944)
    Gambler's Choice
    5.9
    • screenplay
    • 1944
  • Jane Darwell, James P. Hogan, William Frawley, Porter Hall, John Howard, Gail Patrick, and Harvey Stephens in Grand Jury Secrets (1939)
    Grand Jury Secrets
    5.6
    • original story
    • 1939
  • J. Carrol Naish, Akim Tamiroff, and Anna May Wong in King of Chinatown (1939)
    King of Chinatown
    6.3
    • screenplay
    • 1939
  • J. Carrol Naish in King of Alcatraz (1938)
    King of Alcatraz
    6.4
    • original screenplay
    • 1938
  • Gloria Stuart and Michael Whalen in Time Out for Murder (1938)
    Time Out for Murder
    5.7
    • original story
    • 1938

Cinematographer

  • The Business of Love
    • Cinematographer
    • 1925
  • Breaking Into Society (1923)
    Breaking Into Society
    • Cinematographer
    • 1923
  • Edward Everett Horton and Ethel Grey Terry in Too Much Business (1922)
    Too Much Business
    • Cinematographer
    • 1922
  • The Whirlwind (1922)
    The Whirlwind
    6.7
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1922

Personal details

  • Born
    • May 7, 1906
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • July 3, 1953
    • Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA(cancer)
  • Spouses
      Minadora (Vanessa) Karole IduAugust 1948 - July 3, 1953 (his death, 3 children)
  • Other works
    (3/2/37) Radio: Directed the "Columbia Workshop" broadcast of "Macbeth".
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Did you know

  • Trivia
    Educated at Columbia University. Founded and directed CBS Radio's Columbia Workshop in the 1930s.

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