British-American actor and film producer (1902–1988)
For the baseball player, see John Houseman (baseball).
John Houseman
Houseman in The Fog (1980)
Born
Jacques Haussmann
(1902-09-22)September 22, 1902
Bucharest, Kingdom of Romania
Died
October 31, 1988(1988-10-31) (aged 86)
Malibu, California, U.S.
Citizenship
American
Education
Clifton College
Occupation(s)
Actor, producer
Years active
1930–1988
Spouses
Zita Johann
(m. 1929; div. 1933)
Joan Courtney
(m. 1952–1988)
Children
2
John Houseman (born Jacques Haussmann; September 22, 1902 – October 31, 1988) was a Romanian-born British-American actor and producer of theatre, film, and television. He became known for his highly publicized collaboration with director Orson Welles from their days in the Federal Theatre Project through to the production of Citizen Kane and his collaboration, as producer of The Blue Dahlia, with writer Raymond Chandler on the screenplay. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Professor Charles W. Kingsfield in the 1973 film The Paper Chase. He reprised the role of Kingsfield in the 1978 television series adaptation.
JohnHouseman (born Jacques Haussmann; September 22, 1902 – October 31, 1988) was a Romanian-born British-American actor and producer of theatre, film...
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company founded in New York City in 1937 by Orson Welles and producer JohnHouseman. The company produced theatrical presentations, radio programs and motion...
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a screenplay out of it, nothing became of it. According to producer JohnHouseman, "I found the book and gave it to Nick to read, and he fell madly in...
Federal Theatre Project, it was directed by Orson Welles and produced by JohnHouseman. Set in Steeltown, U.S.A., the Brechtian allegory of corruption and...
previous successful MGM movie directed by Minnelli and produced by JohnHouseman a decade earlier, also with a screenplay by Charles Schnee, music by...
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the controversial labor opera The Cradle Will Rock in 1937. He and JohnHouseman then founded the Mercury Theatre, an independent repertory theatre company...
contract to write the first draft screenplay under the supervision of JohnHouseman, Welles's former partner in the Mercury Theatre. Welles later explained...
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