Rudi Fehr
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1911 — Present
s Film editor & executive
Personal Info
- Born
- Jul 06, 1911
- Age
- 114
- Birth Place
- Rudolf Alexander Fehr July 6, 1911 [ 1 ] Berlin , Germany
LEGACY & ORIGINS
Born Rudolf Alexander Fehr
July 6, 1911
Berlin, Germany
Died April 16, 1999 (aged 87)
Los Angeles, California
Occupations Film or & executive
Years active 1931–1985
Spouse Maris Wrixon (m. 1940)
Children Kaja Fehr
Rudolf "Rudi" Fehr, (July 6, 1911 – April 16, 1999) was a German-born American film or and studio executive. He had more than thirty crs as an or of feature films including Key Largo (1946), Dial M for Murder (1954), and Prizzi's Honor (1985). He worked for more than forty years for the Warner Brothers film studio, where he was the Head of Post-production from 1955 through 1976. Fehr was instrumental in establishing the 1967 "sister city" connection between Los Angeles and Berlin, which he had fled in the 1930s.
Fehr was born in Berlin, Germany. He aspired to become a diplomat or a musician, but was recruited into the film industry, and ed his first film, Der Schlemihl, in 1931; he was just 20 years old. He then worked for several years with the producer Sam Spiegel, including work in Austria and England. In 1933 he ed the French language film Le Tunnel, which was directed by Curtis Bernhardt. In 1935 he worked on the ing of the Buster Keaton film The Invader.
July 6, 1911
Berlin, Germany
Died April 16, 1999 (aged 87)
Los Angeles, California
Occupations Film or & executive
Years active 1931–1985
Spouse Maris Wrixon (m. 1940)
Children Kaja Fehr
Rudolf "Rudi" Fehr, (July 6, 1911 – April 16, 1999) was a German-born American film or and studio executive. He had more than thirty crs as an or of feature films including Key Largo (1946), Dial M for Murder (1954), and Prizzi's Honor (1985). He worked for more than forty years for the Warner Brothers film studio, where he was the Head of Post-production from 1955 through 1976. Fehr was instrumental in establishing the 1967 "sister city" connection between Los Angeles and Berlin, which he had fled in the 1930s.
Fehr was born in Berlin, Germany. He aspired to become a diplomat or a musician, but was recruited into the film industry, and ed his first film, Der Schlemihl, in 1931; he was just 20 years old. He then worked for several years with the producer Sam Spiegel, including work in Austria and England. In 1933 he ed the French language film Le Tunnel, which was directed by Curtis Bernhardt. In 1935 he worked on the ing of the Buster Keaton film The Invader.
Life & Career Details
Born Rudolf Alexander Fehr
July 6, 1911
Berlin, Germany
Died April 16, 1999 (aged 87)
Los Angeles, California
Occupations Film or & executive
Years active 1931–1985
Spouse Maris Wrixon (m. 1940)
Children Kaja Fehr
Rudolf "Rudi" Fehr, (July 6, 1911 – April 16, 1999) was a German-born American film or and studio executive. He had more than thirty crs as an or of feature films including Key Largo (1946), Dial M for Murder (1954), and Prizzi's Honor (1985). He worked for more than forty years for the Warner Brothers film studio, where he was the Head of Post-production from 1955 through 1976. Fehr was instrumental in establishing the 1967 "sister city" connection between Los Angeles and Berlin, which he had fled in the 1930s.
Fehr was born in Berlin, Germany. He aspired to become a diplomat or a musician, but was recruited into the film industry, and ed his first film, Der Schlemihl, in 1931; he was just 20 years old. He then worked for several years with the producer Sam Spiegel, including work in Austria and England. In 1933 he ed the French language film Le Tunnel, which was directed by Curtis Bernhardt. In 1935 he worked on the ing of the Buster Keaton film The Invader.
July 6, 1911
Berlin, Germany
Died April 16, 1999 (aged 87)
Los Angeles, California
Occupations Film or & executive
Years active 1931–1985
Spouse Maris Wrixon (m. 1940)
Children Kaja Fehr
Rudolf "Rudi" Fehr, (July 6, 1911 – April 16, 1999) was a German-born American film or and studio executive. He had more than thirty crs as an or of feature films including Key Largo (1946), Dial M for Murder (1954), and Prizzi's Honor (1985). He worked for more than forty years for the Warner Brothers film studio, where he was the Head of Post-production from 1955 through 1976. Fehr was instrumental in establishing the 1967 "sister city" connection between Los Angeles and Berlin, which he had fled in the 1930s.
Fehr was born in Berlin, Germany. He aspired to become a diplomat or a musician, but was recruited into the film industry, and ed his first film, Der Schlemihl, in 1931; he was just 20 years old. He then worked for several years with the producer Sam Spiegel, including work in Austria and England. In 1933 he ed the French language film Le Tunnel, which was directed by Curtis Bernhardt. In 1935 he worked on the ing of the Buster Keaton film The Invader.
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