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name: "Jerry Bresler"
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roles: ["Producer"]
born: "13 April 1908"
died: "23 August 1977"
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# Jerry Bresler

Producer. Born 13 April 1908 in Denver, Colorado, USA. Died 23 August 1977.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 13 April 1908, Denver, Colorado, USA
- **Died:** 23 August 1977
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won · 2 nominated)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Bresler_(film_producer), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3177454, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0107724/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/39761

## Biography

Jerry Bresler (Jerome S. Bresler) was an American film producer. Born on 13 April 1908 in Denver, Colorado, he died on 23 August 1977 in Los Angeles.

He began his career as a production supervisor and later worked as a unit manager at MGM on the Dr. Kildare series. He produced short films, winning Academy Awards for Heavenly Music (1944) and Stairway to Light (1945).

Bresler moved into feature production, with credits including The Vikings (1958), Major Dundee (1965), Casino Royale (1967) and Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You (1970). In 1965 he served on the jury of the Berlin International Film Festival.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Casino Royale* (1967), Fi1m 50, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/casino-royale-1967.md)

## Complete filmography (28)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You* (1970), Producer
- *Casino Royale* (1967), Producer — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/film/casino-royale-1967.md)
- *Major Dundee* (1965), Producer
- *Love Has Many Faces* (1965), Producer
- *Gidget Goes to Rome* (1963), Producer
- *Diamond Head* (1962), Producer
- *Startime* (1959), series, Conductor, Songs
- *The Vikings* (1958), Producer
- *Lizzie* (1957), Producer
- *Assignment: Paris* (1952), Producer
- *The Mob* (1951), Producer
- *The Flying Missile* (1950), Producer
- *Convicted* (1950), Producer
- *Abandoned* (1949), Producer
- *An Act of Murder* (1948), Producer
- *Another Part of the Forest* (1948), Producer
- *Singapore* (1947), Producer
- *The Web* (1947), Producer
- *The Arnelo Affair* (1947), Producer
- *Bewitched* (1945), Producer
- *Main Street After Dark* (1945), Producer
- *Main Street Today* (1944), Producer
- *Kid Glove Killer* (1942), Unit Manager
- *Love Crazy* (1941), Unit Manager
- *Nick Carter, Master Detective* (1939), Unit Manager
- *Fast and Furious* (1939), Unit Manager
- *Miracles for Sale* (1939), Unit Manager
- *Stronger Than Desire* (1939), Unit Manager

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won, 2 nominated

- 1947: Best Short Subject, Two-reel (nominated), for *The Luckiest Guy in the World*
- 1945: Best Short Subject, Two-reel (nominated), for *Main Street Today*
- 1944: Best Short Subject, Two-reel (won), for *Heavenly Music*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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