Josef Berne

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Josef Berne
Born	Josef Berstein (1904-01-19)January 19, 1904 Kiev, Russia
Died	December 19, 1964(1964-12-19) (aged 60) Palm Springs, California
Other names	Joe Berne Joseph Berne
Occupation	Film director
Years active	1933-1950

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.^[1]

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

↑ allmovie

External links

Josef Berne at the Internet Movie Database
Josef Berne at AllRovi

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Persondata
Name	Berne, Josef
Alternative names
Short description	Film director
Date of birth	1904-1-19
Place of birth
Date of death	1964-12-19
Place of death	Palm Springs, California

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