David Weisbart

Producer

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Also Known As

David M Weisbart

Birth Place

Los Angeles, California, USA

Born

January 21, 1915

Died

July 21, 1967

Cause of Death

Stroke

Biography

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David Weisbart established himself as one of the finest producers in the business. Weisbart worked on a variety of projects during his early entertainment career, including "Conflict" (1945), "Mildred Pierce" (1945) starring Joan Crawford and "My Reputation" (1946). He also contributed to "One More Tomorrow" (1946) starring Ann Sheridan, "Roughly Speaking" with Rosalind Russell (1945) a...

Filmography

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The Big Show (1957)

Valley of the Dolls (1967)

The Pleasure Seekers (1964)

Goodbye Charlie (1964)

Rio Conchos (1964)

Kid Galahad (1962)

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Conflict (1945) -- (Movie Clip) Are Your Ears Burning?

Streetcar Named Desire, A (1952) -- (Movie Clip) Napoleonic Code

Biography

David Weisbart established himself as one of the finest producers in the business. Weisbart worked on a variety of projects during his early entertainment career, including "Conflict" (1945), "Mildred Pierce" (1945) starring Joan Crawford and "My Reputation" (1946). He also contributed to "One More Tomorrow" (1946) starring Ann Sheridan, "Roughly Speaking" with Rosalind Russell (1945) and "The Constant Nymph" (1943). Weisbart was nominated for a Film Editing Academy Award for "Johnny Belinda" in 1948. In the fifties, Weisbart devoted his time to various credits, such as "Perfect Strangers" with Ginger Rogers (1950), "The Glass Menagerie" (1950) and "A Streetcar Named Desire" (1951) starring Vivien Leigh. He also worked on "Mara Maru" with Errol Flynn (1952). Weisbart then focused on film, producing the Robert Wagner drama "Between Heaven and Hell" (1956), the romance "Love Me Tender" (1956) with Richard Egan and the Jeffrey Hunter dramatic adaptation "The Way to the Gold" (1957). He also appeared in the Pat Boone adaptation "April Love" (1957) and the comedy "A Private's Affair" (1959) with Sal Mineo. Weisbart last produced "Valley of the Dolls" (1967). Weisbart passed away in July 1967 at the age of 52.

Filmography

Cast (Feature Film)

The Big Show (1957)

Producer (Feature Film)

Valley of the Dolls (1967)

The Pleasure Seekers (1964)

Goodbye Charlie (1964)

Rio Conchos (1964)

Kid Galahad (1962)

Follow That Dream (1962)

Flaming Star (1960)

These Thousand Hills (1959)

A Private's Affair (1959)

Holiday for Lovers (1959)

The Way to the Gold (1957)

April Love (1957)

Our Miss Brooks (1956)

The Steel Jungle (1956)

Between Heaven and Hell (1956)

Love Me Tender (1956)

Rebel Without a Cause (1955)

Tall Man Riding (1955)

Jump into Hell (1955)

Target Zero (1955)

The Boy from Oklahoma (1954)

The Command (1954)

The Charge at Feather River (1953)

Thunder Over the Plains (1953)

Carson City (1952)

Mara Maru (1952)

Editing (Feature Film)

A Streetcar Named Desire (1952)

Perfect Strangers (1950)

The Glass Menagerie (1950)

A Kiss in the Dark (1949)

The Lady Takes a Sailor (1949)

The Fountainhead (1949)

Johnny Belinda (1948)

Dark Passage (1947)

That Hagen Girl (1947)

Stallion Road (1947)

My Reputation (1946)

Night and Day (1946)

One More Tomorrow (1946)

Roughly Speaking (1945)

Conflict (1945)

Mildred Pierce (1945)

Edge of Darkness (1943)

The Constant Nymph (1943)

You Can't Escape Forever (1942)

Production Companies (Feature Film)

Valley of the Dolls (1967)

Life Events

Videos

Conflict (1945) -- (Movie Clip) Are Your Ears Burning? Leaving a party, Richard (Humphrey Bogart) driving, with wife Kathryn (Rose Hobart) and her sister Evelyn (Alexis Smith), whom he prefers, then director Curtis Bernhardt's take on losing consciousness, in Conflict, 1945.

Streetcar Named Desire, A (1952) -- (Movie Clip) Napoleonic Code Having ejected her sister, Blanche (Vivien Leigh) encourages her New Orleans brother-in-law Stanley (Marlon Brando) to continue with his inquiries about her affairs, Elia Kazan directing, Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire, 1952.

Them! (1954) -- (Movie Clip) -- Chasing The Wind Southern New Mexico troopers Ed (Chris Drake) and Ben (James Whitmore) investigate a report of trouble in the desert, meeting young Sandy Descher, in the opening scene from Them!, 1954, featuring James Arness and Edmund Gwenn.

Them! (1954) -- (Movie Clip) -- The Queen's Chamber Scientist Pat (Joan Weldon) joins cop Ben (James Whitmore) and FBI man Bob (James Arness) on a foray into the giant ants' nest, armed with flame-throwers, in the original Them!, 1954.

Valley Of The Dolls (1967) -- (Movie Clip) All Cats Are Gray New Manhattan pals, singer Neely (Patty Duke) and agency secretary Anne (Barbara Parkins), with showbiz boyfriends (Martin Milner, Paul Burke), catch singer Tony (Scotti), managed by his sister (Lee Grant) and diverted by their low-talent knockout friend Jennifer (Sharon Tate), in Valley Of The Dolls, 1967.

Them! (1954) -- (Movie Clip) -- Genetically It's Certainly Possible FBI man Graham (James Arness) and New Mexico cop Peterson brief the doctors Medford (Edmund Gwenn, Joan Weldon as his daughter), who then interview the traumatized "Ellinson Girl" (Sandy Descher), who produces a title for the movie when exposed to acid from ants in the original Them!, 1954.

Mara Maru (1952) -- (Movie Clip) I'd Like You On My Side Thick plotting as Errol Flynn is ex-PT boat captain and salvage expert Mason, whose partner was murdered while working with Manila-based fortune seeker Benedict (Raymond Burr), explaining his game with the widow (Ruth Roman) considering options, in Mara Maru, 1952.

Follow That Dream (1962) -- (Movie Clip) Not The Marrying Kind In their first squat in the Florida Keys, Toby (Elvis Presley) and his informally adopted younger non-sister Holly (Anne Helm) discussing marriage, tune by Sherman Edwards and Mack David, in Follow That Dream, 1962.

Follow That Dream (1962) -- (Movie Clip) Sound Advice Counting receipts from their ad-hoc Florida fishing business, vagabonds Pop (Arthur O'Connell) and Toby (Elvis Presley) get schooled by semi-adopted Holly (Anne Helm), confirmed with a song by Bill Giant and Anna Shaw, in Follow That Dream, 1962.

Pleasure Seekers, The -- (Movie Clip) Mucho Gusto! American girls in Madrid, Maggie (Carol Lynley) joined by Susie (Pamela Tiffin) lacking only redhead (roommate Ann-Margret, coming soon) opening director Jean Negulesco's The Pleasure Seekers, 1964.

Pleasure Seekers, The -- (Movie Clip) The Ones That Fly Evidently they like Vegas stylings at this Madrid nightspot, Ann-Margret (as American "Fran") in hot pink with the title tune by Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen, in Jean Negulesco's The Pleasure Seekers, 1964.

Family

Ruth Weisbart

Sister

Younger.

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