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Hunt Stromberg

Biography

Hunt Stromberg

Overview

  • Born
    July 12, 1894 · Louisville, Kentucky, USA
  • Died
    August 23, 1968 · Santa Monica, California, USA (undisclosed)
  • Birth name
    Benjamin Hunt Stromberg
  • Height
    6′ (1.83 m)

Biography

  • Hunt Stromberg was born on July 12, 1894 in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. He was a producer and director, known for The Thin Man (1934), Sweethearts (1938) and Naughty Marietta (1935). He was married to Katherine Kerwin. He died on August 23, 1968 in Santa Monica, California, USA.

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  • Spouse
      Katherine Kerwin(November 9, 1913 - March 15, 1951) (her death, 1 child)

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  • Was a newspaper reporter for the St. Louis Times.
  • Along with Louis B. Mayer, Irving Thalberg and Harry Rapf was one of the "Big Four" in the early days of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures.
  • For a decade he was among the top ten highest paid Americans.
  • Produced Greta Garbo's first American movie, The Torrent (1924).
  • All of Jean Harlow's movies were produced by Stromberg.

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