About Gene Corman
Lived 1927 – 2020 (aged 93). Gene Corman was an American film producer, talent agent and producer.
Eugene Harold "Gene" Corman (September 24, 1927 – September 28, 2020) was an American film producer and agent. He was the younger brother of Roger Corman with whom he collaborated on several occasions.
Biography Corman moved with his family from Detroit to California in 1940, where he attended Beverly Hills High School and Stanford University. Producer Corman moved into producing in the late 1950s, making a number of movies with Bernard L. Kowalski and Robert L. Lippert as well as with his brother, Roger. they formed Filmgroup Productions in 1959.
According to Filmink "One of the side effects of Roger Corman’s fame was the relegation of his producer brother Gene, to the shadows of film history. This was both unfair and unfortunate since Gene not only played a crucial, often overlooked part in his brother’s story, he had a fine career of his own."
In 1982, he won the Outstanding Drama Special Emmy for A Woman Called Golda.
Corman continued to work as a VP at Fox Television until retiring in 1990.
Filmography I Mobster (1958) Hot Car Girl (1958) Night of the Blood Beast (1958) Beast from Haunted Cave (1959) Attack of the Giant Leeches (1959) Valley of the Redwoods (1960) The Secret of the Purple Reef (1960) The Intruder (1962) The Tower of London (1962) The Secret Invasion (1964) The Girls on the Beach (1965) Ski Party (1965) Beach Ball (1965) Tobruk (1967) You Can't Win 'Em All (1970) Von Richthofen and Brown (1971) Cool Breeze (1972) Private Parts (1972) Hit Man (1972) The Slams (1973) I Escaped from Devil's Island (1973) Darktown Strutters (1975) Vigilante Force (1976) F.I.S.T. (1978) The Big Red One (1980) A Woman Called Golda (1982) (TV movie) Vital Parts (2001)
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Who was Gene Corman?
American film producer (1927-2020)
When was Gene Corman born?
Gene Corman was born on 24 September 1927 in Detroit.
When did Gene Corman die?
Gene Corman died on 28 September 2020 in London.
What was Gene Corman's occupation?
Gene Corman was a film producer, talent agent and producer.
What nationality was Gene Corman?
Gene Corman was American.
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