Lawrence Henry Woolner (12 April 1912 – 21 July 1985) was an American film producer, distributor, exhibitor and executive. He worked with

Roger Corman Roger William Corman (April 5, 1926 – May 9, 2024) was an American film director, producer, and actor. Known under various monikers such as "The Pope of Pop Cinema", "The Spiritual Godfather of the New Hollywood", and "The King of Cult", he w ...

on a number of films, helping him found

New World Pictures New World Pictures (also known as New World Entertainment, New World Communications Group, Inc., and New World International) was an American independent production, distribution, and (in its final years as an autonomous entity) multimedia com ...

.'Exploiting Feminism: An Interview with Stephanie Rothman (Part Two)' ''Confessions of an Aca Fan: The Official Weblog of Henry Jenkins'', Oct 16,2007
/ref> However he clashed with Corman and soon joined

Warner Communications Warner Media, LLC (doing business as WarnerMedia) was an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate owned by AT&T. It was headquartered at the 30 Hudson Yards complex in New York City. It was established as Time Warner ...

to set up his own company, Dimension Pictures, which ran for ten years.'Dimension Pictures (1971-1981)' ''Temple of Schlock'', April 29, 2009
/ref> He was the brother of producer Bernard Woolner.

Select filmography

* ''

The Young, the Evil and the Savage ''The Young, the Evil and the Savage'' (), also known as ''Schoolgirl Killer'', is a 1968 Italian giallo film, ''giallo'' film directed by Antonio Margheriti. Plot A woman is drowned in a bathtub and then placed in a trunk that lands in a pickup ...

'' (1968) - producer * '' Teenage Doll'' (1957) - associate producer * ''

Terminal Island Terminal Island, historically known as , is a largely artificial island located in Los Angeles County, California, between the neighborhoods of Wilmington, Los Angeles, Wilmington and San Pedro, Los Angeles, San Pedro in the city of Los Angeles ...

'' (1973) - executive producer * ''

The Working Girls ''The Working Girls'' is a 1974 sexploitation film written and directed by Stephanie Rothman and starring Sarah Kennedy, Laurie Rose and Cassandra Peterson. It is about three women sharing an apartment in Los Angeles - Honey, Jill and Denise - w ...

'' (1974) - executive producer * '' Raw Force'' (1982) - producer

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Woolner, Lawrence 1912 births 1985 deaths American film producers 20th-century American businesspeople