Fred Kohlmar (August 10, 1905 - October 13, 1969) was a

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-born film producer. The former agent worked as an executive assistant to

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before becoming a producer in the 1930s. He worked for

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, and

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. Lee KohlmarLee Kohlmar
at neilpiwovar.com was his father.

Selected filmography

* '' The Lone Wolf Strikes'' (1940) *'' The Lady Has Plans'' (1942) *'' Take a Letter, Darling'' (1942) *'' The Dark Corner'' (1946) *''

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'' (1947) *'' The Ghost and Mrs. Muir'' (1947) *''

My Sister Eileen ''My Sister Eileen'' is a series of autobiographical short stories by Ruth McKenney, originally published in ''The New Yorker'', which eventually inspired many other works: her 1938 book ''My Sister Eileen'', a play, a musical, a radio play (an ...

'' (1955) *''

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'' (1955) *'' The Wackiest Ship in the Army'' (1960) *''

Bye Bye Birdie ''Bye Bye Birdie'' is a stage musical with music by Charles Strouse and lyrics by Lee Adams, based upon a book by Michael Stewart. Originally titled ''Let's Go Steady'', ''Bye Bye Birdie'' is set in 1958. The short story "Dream Man", authored ...

'' (1963) *''

How to Steal a Million ''How to Steal a Million'' is a 1966 American heist comedy film directed by William Wyler and starring Audrey Hepburn, Peter O'Toole, Eli Wallach, Hugh Griffith, and Charles Boyer. The film is set and was filmed in Paris, though the character ...

'' (1966)

References

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