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Lee S. Marcus (1893-1969)

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Alias:
Lee Marcus
Lee Narcus

Birthplace:
Buffalo, New York, USA

Born:
December 7, 1893

Died:
January 30, 1969

Biography from TheMovieDB

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia  Lee Marcus, also known as Lee S. Marcus (December 7, 1893 – January 30, 1969), was an American film producer of the 1930s and 1940s. During his fifteen-year career he produced over 85 films, most of them between 1934 and 1941 while he was at RKO Studios. Prior to his production career, Marcus worked for FBO and then RKO as a sales executive, reaching the level of vice president in both organizations. At RKO, he was head of production of the studio's b-films during the late 1930s and the beginning of the 1940s. He was also responsible for producing what many consider to be the first film noir, 1940's Stranger on the Third Floor.  Marcus was born on December 7, 1893 in Buffalo, New York. His father was Albert L. Marcus. During World War I Marcus served with the American Expeditionary Force (AEF), and in 1918 was stationed in Vitry, France.

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Film Production

Associate Producer:
1934  Lightning Strikes Twice
1935  The Nitwits
1936  Love on a Bet
1936  Silly Billies

Executive Producer:
1934  Lightning Strikes Twice
1935  An Old Spanish Onion
1935  The Nitwits
1936  Love on a Bet
1936  Silly Billies
1938  Annabel Takes a Tour
1939  The Saint Strikes Back
1940  Little Orvie
1940  Millionaires in Prison
1940  One Crowded Night
1940  Prairie Law
1940  Stage to Chino
1940  The Fargo Kid
1940  The Saint Takes Over
1940  Triple Justice
1940  You Can't Fool Your Wife
1941  Along the Rio Grande
1941  Play Girl
1941  The Saint In Palm Springs

Original Music Composer:
1934  Lightning Strikes Twice
1935  An Old Spanish Onion
1935  The Nitwits
1936  Love on a Bet
1936  Silly Billies
1938  Annabel Takes a Tour
1939  The Saint Strikes Back
1940  Bullet Code
1940  Little Orvie
1940  Millionaires in Prison
1940  One Crowded Night
1940  Prairie Law
1940  Stage to Chino
1940  The Fargo Kid
1940  The Saint Takes Over
1940  Triple Justice
1940  You Can't Fool Your Wife
1941  Along the Rio Grande
1941  Play Girl
1941  The Saint In Palm Springs

Producer:
1934  A Blasted Event
1934  Ferry-Go-Round
1934  Kentucky Kernels
1934  Lightning Strikes Twice
1934  Ocean Swells
1934  The Dancing Millionaire
1935  A Night at the Biltmore Bowl
1935  An Old Spanish Onion
1935  Drawing Rumors
1935  The Nitwits
1935  The Rainmakers
1935  This Band Age
1936  Dummy Ache
1936  Love on a Bet
1936  Silly Billies
1936  So and Sew
1936  Will Power
1937  High Flyers
1937  On Again—Off Again
1937  We're on the Jury
1938  Annabel Takes a Tour
1939  The Saint Strikes Back
1940  Bullet Code
1940  Little Orvie
1940  Mexican Spitfire Out West
1940  Millionaires in Prison
1940  One Crowded Night
1940  Prairie Law
1940  Stage to Chino
1940  Stranger on the Third Floor
1940  The Fargo Kid
1940  The Saint Takes Over
1940  Triple Justice
1940  You Can't Fool Your Wife
1941  Along the Rio Grande
1941  Father Takes a Wife
1941  Play Girl
1941  The Saint In Palm Springs
1943  They Came to Blow Up America
1947  Lost Honeymoon

Production Executive:
1934  A Blasted Event
1934  Ferry-Go-Round
1934  Kentucky Kernels
1934  Lightning Strikes Twice
1934  Ocean Swells
1934  The Dancing Millionaire
1935  A Night at the Biltmore Bowl
1935  An Old Spanish Onion
1935  Drawing Rumors
1935  The Nitwits
1935  The Rainmakers
1935  This Band Age
1936  Dummy Ache
1936  Love on a Bet
1936  Silly Billies
1936  So and Sew
1936  Will Power
1937  High Flyers
1937  On Again—Off Again
1937  We're on the Jury
1938  Annabel Takes a Tour
1938  The Law West of Tombstone
1939  Beauty for the Asking
1939  Five Came Back
1939  Pacific Liner
1939  Panama Lady
1939  Racketeers of the Range
1939  Sued for Libel
1939  The Day the Bookies Wept
1939  The Fighting Gringo
1939  The Marshal Of Mesa City
1939  The Rookie Cop
1939  The Saint Strikes Back
1939  The Spellbinder
1939  Timber Stampede
1939  Trouble in Sundown
1939  Twelve Crowded Hours
1940  Bullet Code
1940  Legion of the Lawless
1940  Little Orvie
1940  Mexican Spitfire Out West
1940  Millionaires in Prison
1940  One Crowded Night
1940  Prairie Law
1940  Stage to Chino
1940  Stranger on the Third Floor
1940  The Fargo Kid
1940  The Saint Takes Over
1940  Triple Justice
1940  You Can't Fool Your Wife
1941  Along the Rio Grande
1941  Father Takes a Wife
1941  Play Girl
1941  The Saint In Palm Springs
1943  They Came to Blow Up America
1947  Lost Honeymoon

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