Henry Koster

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German-American film director film producer screenwriter

Henry Koster was a German-born American film director best known for his work in Hollywood during the 1930s–1950s, including popular comedies, dramas, and family films.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	German-American → film director → film producer → screenwriter →
activeYearsEnd	1960s →
activeYearsStart	1920s →
birthName	Hermann Kosterlitz →
burialPlace	Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks Memorial Park →
causeOfDeath	liver disease →
countryOfCitizenship	Germany → United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1905-05-01 →
dateOfDeath	1988-09-21 →
dateOfMarriage	1942 →
employer	20th Century Fox → Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer → Universal Pictures →
ethnicGroup	Jewish →
fledFrom	Nazi Germany →
genre	comedy film → drama film → family film →
immigratedTo	United States of America →
languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned	English → German →
name	Henry Koster →
nominatedFor	Academy Award for Best Director for The Bishop's Wife →
notableAward	Academy Award nomination for Best Director →
notableFor	directing Hollywood films in the 1930s → directing Hollywood films in the 1940s → directing Hollywood films in the 1950s →
notableWork	Harvey → It Started with Eve → My Cousin Rachel → No Highway in the Sky → The Bishop's Wife → The Robe → The Story of Ruth → Three Smart Girls →
occupation	film director → film producer → screenwriter →
placeOfBirth	Berlin, German Empire →
placeOfDeath	Camarillo, California, United States →
relative	Joe Pasternak →
religion	Judaism →
spouse	Peggy Moran →
workLocation	Hollywood, Los Angeles →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Come to the Stable → My Blue Heaven → The Bishop's Wife →	director
The Robe (film score) →	linkedToDirector
Henry Koster →	name