Fred Kohlmar(1905-1969)
- Producer
- Writer
A former agent, Fred Kohlmar worked as an executive assistant to
producer Samuel Goldwyn. He got into the production end of the business in the
late 1930s, producing pictures mainly for 20th Century-Fox, Paramount
and Columbia. Although he produced everything from dramas (Les Misérables (1952)) to
westerns (Le salaire de la violence (1958)) to musicals (Bye Bye Birdie (1963)) over his career, he was
responsible for quite a few successful comedies (Planqué malgré lui (1950), Ma soeur est du tonnerre (1955),
L'inquiétante dame en noir (1962)).
