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Joe Pasternak (Joseph Herman Pasternak) was born on 19 September, 1901 in Szilágysomlyó, Austria-Hungary [now Simleu Silvaniei, Romania], is a producer,production_manager,director. Discover Joe Pasternak'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 90 years old?

Popular As Joseph Herman Pasternak
Occupation producer,production_manager,director
Age 90 years old
Zodiac Sign Virgo
Born 19 September, 1901
Birthday 19 September
Birthplace Szilágysomlyó, Austria-Hungary [now Simleu Silvaniei, Romania]
Date of death 13 September, 1991
Died Place Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Nationality Romania

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Joe Pasternak Height, Weight & Measurements

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Who Is Joe Pasternak's Wife?

His wife is Dorothy Darrell (9 January 1942 - 13 September 1991) ( his death) ( 4 children), Margaret Flander (22 February 1931 - ?) ( divorced)

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Wife Dorothy Darrell (9 January 1942 - 13 September 1991) ( his death) ( 4 children), Margaret Flander (22 February 1931 - ?) ( divorced)
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Joe Pasternak Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Joe Pasternak worth at the age of 90 years old? Joe Pasternak’s income source is mostly from being a successful Producer. He is from Romania. We have estimated Joe Pasternak's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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Source of Income Producer

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1921

The son of an out-of-work bookkeeper, Pasternak arrived in the U. S. from Hungary in 1921. After working in a belt factory in Philadelphia, he moved to New York where he plucked chickens and worked in a cafeteria. Becoming increasingly infatuated with the film business, it didn't take him long to find a job at the Long Island Paramount studio as a busboy and washing dishes in the commissary for 15 $ a week. His easy manner earned him the sobriquet 'Smiling Joe' and he was invited to do a screen test, which went rather badly. As acting seemed out of the question, one of Paramount's directors took pity on the young man and gave him a tryout as fourth assistant.

1923

By 1923, Joe had advanced to second assistant and was regularly associated with the films of his protégé, Allan Dwan. When Paramount closed their Long Island facility, Joe made the trip to Hollywood, but found work scarce. However, his effort as director of a low budget two-reel comedy was noticed by the director Wesley Ruggles, who promptly engaged him as his assistant at Universal studios.

1926

In 1926, he was packed off to Europe to act as talent scout and, after another two years, was offered the position of manager of their European operation, Deutsche Universal-Film AG, based in Berlin.

1929

From 1929, Joe also worked as producer of a string of German, Austrian and Hungarian light entertainments, a mixture of musicals, comedies and romances.

1935

In 1935, Universal, in dire financial straits, wound down their European unit and a new management recalled Joe to Hollywood. Within a year, he managed to almost single-handedly save the studio from bankruptcy through his canny promotion of charismatic teenage singing sensation Deanna Durbin (a recent acquisition from MGM) to star status. At the same time, he imported several fellow Hungarian émigrés into Hollywood, notably his close friend, the talented director Henry Koster, and his brother-in-law, the character actor S. Z. Sakall, who was to become fondly known as 'Cuddles'.

1936

Assigning direction to Koster, Joe produced the hugely successful box office hit Three Smart Girls (1936), followed by nine more musical outings in a similar vein, which brought fame and fortune to both Deanna and Joe, and put Universal financially in the pink. Joe stuck to the same formula (wholesome , Cinderella-type stories with polished musical interludes) on every occasion, using a tried-and-tested crew of writers and directors - all musical comedy experts - including Koster, Norman Krasna, Edward Ludwig and Norman Taurog. After launching the career of another talented juvenile soprano named Gloria Jean, Joe proceeded to revive the flagging fortunes of former Paramount star Marlene Dietrich, remodelling her image into one that was more approachable to a general audience.

1939

He effectively recast her original 'Blue Angel' bar room singer as wisecracking, good-hearted saloon girl Frenchy in Destry Rides Again (1939), a gently self-mocking western, which turned out to be one of the biggest hits for Universal in 1939.

1941

In 1941, now firmly ensconced in Hollywood as the 'king of musicals', Joe made the natural progression by joining MGM, the organisation most adept at this particular genre. While Arthur Freed headed the A-team, Joe was assigned the second string production unit at MGM, which handled operettas and light musical entertainments. During his tenure, Joe became protégé to Kathryn Grayson and Jane Powell and helped to make swimming talent Esther Williams into a bankable movie star.

1943

He also handled some lavish, big budget extravaganzas, including Thousands Cheer (1943), Anchors Aweigh (1945) and the compelling, though fictionalised, story of Ruth Etting, Love Me or Leave Me (1955).

1951

He had huge successes with operatic films, like Mario Lanza's The Great Caruso (1951) and The Merry Widow (1952).

1966

Joe rounded off his career with a trio of Elvis Presley musicals and produced the 1966 Academy Award ceremonies (the first to be filmed in colour), at which one of the most honoured films was the David Lean-directed epic Doctor Zhivago (1965) - which just happened to have been authored by Joe's distant relative Boris Pasternak.

1984

He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1541 Vine Street on April 24, 1984.

1991

He passed away on September 13, 1991, only six days from what would have been his 90th birthday.