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- James B. Harris was born on August 3, 1928 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for L'Ultime Razzia (1956), Le dahlia noir (2006) and Les Sentiers de la gloire (1957).
- RelativesAmanda Joy Shapiro(Niece or Nephew)
- His film's often deal with cops and crooks, or his heroes are never black or white, but grey. His films often have a noir-ish tone.
- Walked away from his adaptation of James Ellroy's best selling novel "The Black Dahlia" when he realized he was not going to have complete freedom and creative control of the film (Le dahlia noir (2006)).
- Working on the screenplay for his adaptation of Pierre Lemaitre's best selling thriller novel "Alex".
- Was one the first people to recognize the talent of then-unknown Stanley Kubrick. Harris liked his film Le Baiser du tueur (1955) and immediately formed Harris-Kubrick Pictures partnership with him, which produced three critically praised films: L'Ultime Razzia (1956), Les Sentiers de la gloire (1957) and Lolita (1962). This trio of motion pictures kick-started Kubrick's career & put him on the map. But Kubrick and Harris later parted ways when, inspired by Kubrick, Harris decided to go into directing himself.
- Over the years he has optioned several novels with the intention of directing them himself. Some of the books were turned into movies but were directed by other talents. The literary properties are Walter Wager's "Telefon","which he produced for MGM, James Ellroy's "The Black Dahlia" (for which he received an executive producer credit), Robert Clark's "Mr. White's Confession", Robert Ward's "Four Kinds of Rain", Peter Blauner's "Casino Moon" and Clark Howard's "The Killings".
- Immensely enjoyed working with Dennis Hopper on "Boiling Point".
- [on his film Sleeping Beauty (1973)] The film opened and closed so fast that it caused a suction.
- [on Timothy Carey] I know he's so bizarre and I don't think it's gratuitous. I think there is enough humanity in this man. I think he could make a scene better than anyone else.
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