Harry Joe Brown
Movie producer and supervisor who was also a theatre and film director

Harry Joe Brown

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Movie producer and supervisor who was also a theatre and film director
Gender:
Male
Places:
United States of America
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MusicianFilm producerFilm directorRecord producerComposer
Work field:
BusinessFilm, TV, Stage & RadioMusic
Birth:
22 September 1890(Pittsburgh)
Death:
28 April 1972(Palm Springs)
Star sign:
Virgo
Family:
Spouse(s):
Sally Eilers
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Harry Joe Brown (September 22, 1890 – 1972) was an American film producer and supervisor who was also a theatre and film director.

Biography

Harry Joe Brown was born in 1890 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. As a producer, he had a partnership with director Budd Boetticher, actor Randolph Scott and screenwriter Burt Kennedy, which generated a series of five westerns between 1957 and 1960 (The Tall T, Decision at Sundown, Buchanan Rides Alone, Ride Lonesome, Comanche Station) via a company he created with Scott which eventually became known as Ranown Pictures Corp. He produced the American debut films of both Errol Flynn in Captain Blood and Sean Flynn in Son of Captain Blood.

Personal life

He was married to actress Sally Eilers. They resided in a mansion located at 625 Mountain Drive, Beverly Hills, California.

Brown died of a heart attack on April 28, 1972, aged 81, in Palm Springs, California.