Lawrence Bachmann
Lawrence Paul Bachmann[1] (December 12, 1911 – September 7, 2004) was an American film producer and executive who settled for a time in the United Kingdom.
Biography
Bachmann was born in New York City, where his father, J.G. Bachmann, worked at Paramount with B.P. Schulberg in the 1920s.[2] He gained employment in the motion picture industry aged 16, beginning as an assistant film editor at Universal. He graduated with a bachelor's degree from University of South Carolina (USC) and then a master's degree at Oxford University in the UK. After his period of formal education, he became an assistant to Pandro S. Berman, who was then head of production at RKO.[2] He switched to MGM to work for J.J. Cohn, head of the B-picture unit writing screenplays and becoming a producer.[2]
During
Bachmann moved to the UK where he became head of production for Paramount's British subsidiary. He then performed a similar function for MGM, joining the studio in 1959.[2] He ran MGM British for some years.[4] Among other films he supervised the four Miss Marple films featuring Margaret Rutherford in the lead role.[2]
After becoming an independent producer, Bachmann was interviewed by The New York Times in 1982. According to Bachmann, "You don't need a huge organization" or "wastefully high budgets. All you need is a good story, the right attack, and the determination to make a movie for a reasonable price."[5]
Bachmann died at the
Credits
- Jalna (1935) - writer
- Speed (1936) - story
- They Wanted to Marry (1937) - story
- The People vs. Dr. Kildare (1941) - stry
- Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day (1941) - story
- Calling Dr. Gillespie (1942) - writer (uncredited)
- Fingers at the Window (1942) - writer
- Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant (1942) - writer
- Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case (1943) - writer
- Shadow on the Wall (1950) - story "Death in a Doll's House"
- The Devil Makes Three (1952) - story
- Whirlpool (1959) - writer, original novel "The Lorelai"[6]
- Ten Seconds to Hell (1959) - original novel "The Phoenix"
- Village of the Damned (1960) - head of MGM British
- Murder, She Said (1961) - head of MGM British
- The Green Helmet (1961) - head of MGM British
- Kill or Cure (1962) - executive producer
- In the Cool of the Day (1962) - head of MGM British
- The Password is Courage(1962) - head of MGM British
- Cairo (1963) - executive producer
- The Friendliest Girls in the World (1963) -head of MGM British
- The Haunting (1963) - head of MGM British
- Follow the Boys (1963) - story, producer
- Murder at the Gallop (1963) - producer (uncredited)
- Children of the Damned (1964) - executive producer
- Night Must Fall (1964) - executive producer
- Murder Most Foul (1964) - executive producer
- Zero One (1962–65) (TV series) - producer
- The Alphabet Murders (1966) - producer
- Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1981) - producer
References
- ^ "Bachmann, Lawrence P., 1911-2004". Library of Congress. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f "Lawrence P. Bachmann, 92; Film Writer and Executive at Studios". Los Angeles Times. September 21, 2004.
- ^ "Lives in brief". The Times. London. September 28, 2004. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
- ^ The Tea Break Notwithstanding, London Studios Humming Scheuer, Philip K. Los Angeles Times August 12, 1962: A7.
- ^ ARE THESE HOLLYWOOD'S FINEST ALJEAN HARMETZ, Special to the New York Times. New York Times, Late Edition (East Coast); New York, N.Y. [New York, N.Y] January 20, 1981: C.7.
- ^ Cinerama Feature Inspired by Mayer: New Film Boasts Story Line; Fischer Regains Top Favor Scheuer, Philip K. Los Angeles Times August 13, 1958: 25.
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