Julian Blaustein (May 30, 1913 – June 20, 1995) was an American film producer. Born in New York City, Blaustein graduated from

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in 1933. He spent a year in flight training at the

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before heading to Hollywood, where he became a reader in the story department at

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. He eventually was promoted to department head. He left Universal to work in a similar position at Paramount Pictures. During

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, Blaustein produced training films for the

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in Astoria, New York. Following the war, he returned to Los Angeles and joined David O. Selznick Productions. Two years later, he joined

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, but in 1955 he left the studio to become an independent producer under the Phoenix name. After retiring from the film industry, Blaustein became an Adjunct Professor of Communication at Stanford University, where he taught documentary writing and directing and supervised a

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program in screenwriting. Following his retirement from teaching, he returned to

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, where he became an active member of the

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and a

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of the Motion Picture and Television Fund. Blaustein and his wife had a son John and a daughter Laurie. He died of cancer in his home in Beverly Hills.

Selected filmography

*'' Broken Arrow'' (1950) *''

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'' (1950) *'' Half Angel'' (1951) *''

The Day the Earth Stood Still ''The Day the Earth Stood Still'' (a.k.a. ''Farewell to the Master'' and ''Journey to the World'') is a 1951 American science fiction film from 20th Century Fox, produced by Julian Blaustein and directed by Robert Wise. It stars Michael Re ...

'' (1951) *''

Don't Bother to Knock ''Don't Bother to Knock'' is a 1952 American psychological film noir thriller starring Richard Widmark and Marilyn Monroe and directed by Roy Ward Baker. The screenplay was written by Daniel Taradash, based on the 1951 novel ''Mischief'' by C ...

'' (1952) *''

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(1952) *'' Désirée'' (1954) *'' Storm Center'' (1955) *'' Bell Book and Candle'' (1958) *'' Two Loves'' (1961) *''

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'' (1962) *''

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'' (1966) *'' Three into Two Won't Go'' (1969)

References

Stanford memorial resolution
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External links

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