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Full Name
  
Josef Berstein

Name
  
Josef Berne

Years active
  
1933-1950


Occupation
  
Film director

Role
  
Writer

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Born
  
January 19, 1904 (
1904-01-19
)
Kiev, Russia

Died
  
December 19, 1964, Palm Springs, California, United States

Movies
  
Heavenly Music, Bride of Frankenstein, Down Missouri Way, They Live in Fear, La vida bohemia

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Other names
  
Joe Berne Joseph Berne

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Josef Berne (January 19, 1904 – December 19, 1964) was a Russian-born American writer, film director and producer. Berne was born Josef Berstein on January 19, 1904, in Kiev, Russia (now Ukraine). He also wrote and directed Yiddish language dramas.

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He directed 32 films between 1933 and 1950, most of which were short films.

He died on December 19, 1964, aged 60 in Palm Springs, California.

Selected filmography

  • La vida bohemia (1938)
  • Mirele Efros (1939) an adaptation of Yiddish play by Jacob Gordin of the same name
  • Heavenly Music (1943) won Academy Award for Best Short Subject
  • Lucky Cowboy (1944)
  • They Live in Fear (1944)
  • Down Missouri Way (1946)
  • References

    Josef Berne Wikipedia