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Henry Koster (Hermann Julius Kosterlitz) was born on 1 May, 1905 in Berlin, Germany, is a director,writer,producer. Discover Henry Koster's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 83 years old?

Popular As Hermann Julius Kosterlitz
Occupation director,writer,producer
Age 83 years old
Zodiac Sign Taurus
Born 1 May 1905
Birthday 1 May
Birthplace Berlin, Germany
Date of death 21 September, 1988
Died Place Camarillo, California, USA
Nationality Germany

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Henry Koster Height, Weight & Measurements

At 83 years old, Henry Koster height is 5' 10" (1.78 m) .

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Height 5' 10" (1.78 m)
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Who Is Henry Koster's Wife?

His wife is Peggy Moran (30 October 1942 - 21 September 1988) ( his death) ( 2 children), Kató Király (6 January 1936 - 26 August 1941) ( divorced) ( 1 child)

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Wife Peggy Moran (30 October 1942 - 21 September 1988) ( his death) ( 2 children), Kató Király (6 January 1936 - 26 August 1941) ( divorced) ( 1 child)
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Henry Koster Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Henry Koster worth at the age of 83 years old? Henry Koster’s income source is mostly from being a successful Director. He is from Germany. We have estimated Henry Koster's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
Salary in 2024 Under Review
Net Worth in 2023 Pending
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Source of Income Director

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Timeline

1880

His maternal grandfather was a famous operatic tenor Julius Salomon (who died of tuberculosis in the 1880s). His father was a salesman of ladies unmentionables who left the family while Henry was at a young age, leaving him to support the family. He still managed to finish gymnasium (high school) in Berlin while working as a short-story writer and cartoonist.

1905

Henry Koster was born Herman Kosterlitz in Berlin, Germany, on May 1, 1905.

1910

He was introduced to movies in 1910 when his uncle Richard opened a movie theater in Berlin and his mother went there every day to play the piano to accompany the films. Henry went with her--day care being nonexistent then--and had to sit for a couple of hours a day staring at the movie screen. He achieved success as a short-story writer at age 17, resulting in his being hired by a Berlin movie company as a scenarist. He became an assistant to director Curtis Bernhardt.

1930

He went on to do numerous musicals and family comedies during the late 1930s and early 1940s, many with Betty Grable, Durbin and other musical stars of the era.

1931

Bernhardt fell sick one day and asked Henry to direct (this was around 1931 or 1932). He had directed two films in Berlin for Aafa when Adolf Hitler came to power.

1933

He was in the midst of directing The Private Secretary Gets Married (1933) at that point, and having already been the victim of anti-Semitism, he knew he had to leave Germany, and soon. Any doubts he entertained about leaving were erased when, at a bank on his lunch hour one day, a Nazi SA officer insulted him; Henry hit the Nazi so hard he knocked him out. He proceeded to go directly to the railroad station and took a train for France. Upon arriving in France he was rehired by Bernhardt (who had left earlier).

1934

Eventually Henry went to Budapest and met and married Kató Király (1934). It was there he met producer Joe Pasternak, who represented Universal Pictures in Europe, and directed four films for him.

1936

In 1936 he was signed to a contract with Universal and brought to Hollywood with Pasternak, several other refugees and his wife.

At first he had some troubles at the studio (he didn't speak English), but eventually convinced Universal to let him make Three Smart Girls (1936) with Deanna Durbin and coached Durbin, who was 14 years old. The picture was a huge success and pulled Universal from the verge of bankruptcy.

1937

His second film, One Hundred Men and a Girl (1937) with Durbin and Leopold Stokowski, put Universal, Durbin, Pasternak and himself on top.

1940

He discovered Bud Abbott and Lou Costello working at a nightclub in New York. He returned to Hollywood and convinced Universal to hire them. Their first picture, which featured the "Who's on First" routine, was One Night in the Tropics (1940). The female lead in that picture was Peggy Moran, who would later marry Koster. At the time they did not know each other.

1941

He stayed at Universal until 1941, then worked for MGM, and around 1948 moved over to 20th Century-Fox.

1947

He was nominated for an Academy Award for The Bishop's Wife (1947).

1950

In 1950 he directed what was his biggest success to date--the James Stewart comedy Harvey (1950), but, although many in the industry thought it would be nominated for Best Picture, it wasn't.

1952

He directed the first American film in which Richard Burton appeared, My Cousin Rachel (1952), then was assigned by Fox to direct its first CinemaScope picture, The Robe (1953), also with Burton, which was a tremendous success.

1954

He directed a few more costume dramas, such as Désirée (1954) with Marlon Brando, then went back to family comedies and musicals, such as Flower Drum Song (1961) for Universal.