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Sol M. Wurtzel(1890-1958)

  • Producer
  • Additional Crew
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American production executive, with Fox from 1914 as private secretary to William Fox. From the mid-1930s until 1949, he served as head producer for the 20th Century Fox B-unit. His modestly budgeted films invariably showed a profit. Artistic merit never played a part in Wurtzel's production ethics. In the 1979 biography of his father Alexander Korda ("Charmed Lives"), Michael Korda described Wurtzel as a "cigar-chewing vulgarian who was reputed to make Harry Cohn look like a gentleman by comparison" (p.84).
BornSeptember 12, 1890
DiedApril 9, 1958(67)
BornSeptember 12, 1890
DiedApril 9, 1958(67)
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Brian Donlevy, Gypsy Rose Lee, and Victor McLaglen in Battle of Broadway (1938)
Battle of Broadway
6.1
  • Producer
  • 1938
Lloyd Nolan and Marjorie Weaver in Just Off Broadway (1942)
Just Off Broadway
6.1
  • Producer
  • 1942
Peggy Knudsen and Kent Taylor in Half Past Midnight (1948)
Half Past Midnight
6.1
  • Producer
  • 1948
Paul Kelly in Deadline for Murder (1946)
Deadline for Murder
5.4
  • Producer
  • 1946

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Producer

  • Penny Edwards, Jimmy Lydon, and Deanna Wayne in Tucson (1949)
    Tucson
    6.1
    • producer
    • 1949
  • Lois Collier and Jimmy Lydon in Miss Mink of 1949 (1949)
    Miss Mink of 1949
    • executive producer
    • 1949
  • Peggy Knudsen, Lynne Roberts, and Charles Russell in Trouble Preferred (1948)
    Trouble Preferred
    7.4
    • producer
    • 1948
  • Virginia Christine, Gary Gray, and Charles Russell in Night Wind (1948)
    Night Wind
    • producer
    • 1948
  • Gary Gray, John Kellogg, Paul Langton, and Jean Rogers in Fighting Back (1948)
    Fighting Back
    6.1
    • executive producer
    • 1948
  • Ann E. Todd, Lois Collier, Richard Crane, and Skip Homeier in Arthur Takes Over (1948)
    Arthur Takes Over
    5.7
    • producer
    • 1948
  • Peggy Knudsen and Kent Taylor in Half Past Midnight (1948)
    Half Past Midnight
    6.1
    • producer
    • 1948
  • Ann E. Todd, Scotty Beckett, Billy Halop, and Joseph Vitale in Dangerous Years (1947)
    Dangerous Years
    5.5
    • producer (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Roses Are Red (1947)
    Roses Are Red
    6.0
    • producer
    • 1947
  • Don Castle, Virginia Christine, and Richard Gaines in The Invisible Wall (1947)
    The Invisible Wall
    6.1
    • producer (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Louise Currie and Kent Taylor in Second Chance (1947)
    Second Chance
    5.9
    • executive producer
    • 1947
  • Doris Dowling and Kent Taylor in The Crimson Key (1947)
    The Crimson Key
    6.5
    • producer
    • 1947
  • Micheline Cheirel and Richard Travis in Jewels of Brandenburg (1947)
    Jewels of Brandenburg
    5.8
    • producer
    • 1947
  • John Eldredge and Jean Rogers in Backlash (1947)
    Backlash
    6.0
    • producer
    • 1947
  • Dona Drake and Kent Taylor in Dangerous Millions (1946)
    Dangerous Millions
    5.3
    • producer (uncredited)
    • 1946

Additional Crew

  • Ann E. Todd, Scotty Beckett, Billy Halop, and Joseph Vitale in Dangerous Years (1947)
    Dangerous Years
    5.5
    • presenter
    • 1947
  • Roses Are Red (1947)
    Roses Are Red
    6.0
    • presenter
    • 1947
  • Don Castle, Virginia Christine, and Richard Gaines in The Invisible Wall (1947)
    The Invisible Wall
    6.1
    • presenter
    • 1947
  • Louise Currie and Kent Taylor in Second Chance (1947)
    Second Chance
    5.9
    • presenter
    • 1947
  • Dona Drake and Kent Taylor in Dangerous Millions (1946)
    Dangerous Millions
    5.3
    • presenter
    • 1946

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Sol Wurtzel
  • Height
    • 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
  • Born
    • September 12, 1890
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • April 9, 1958
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Marian BodnerSeptember 23, 1911 - April 9, 1958 (his death, 2 children)
  • Children
      Paul Wurtzel
  • Parents
      Urish Moise Wurtzel
  • Relatives
    • Sharon Rosen Leib(Great Grandchild)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Biographical Movie
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 1 Portrayal
    • 3 Articles

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  • Trivia
    Father of Paul Wurtzel.
  • Nickname
    • Sollie

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