Joe Pasternak, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Joe Pasternak

Hungarian film producer

Date of Birth: 19-Sep-1901

Place of Birth: Șimleu Silvaniei, Sălaj County, Romania

Date of Death: 13-Sep-1991

Profession: film producer

Nationality: Hungary

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Joseph Herman "Joe" Pasternak (September 19, 1901 – September 13, 1991) was a Hungarian-born American film producer in Hollywood.
Pasternak spent the Hollywood "Golden Age" of musicals at MGM Studios, producing many successful musicals with singing stars like Deanna Durbin, Kathryn Grayson and Jane Powell, as well as swimmer/bathing beauty Esther Williams' films.
He produced Judy Garland's final MGM film, Summer Stock, which was released in 1950.
Pasternak worked in the film industry for 45 years, from the later silent era until shortly past the end of the classical Hollywood cinema in the early 1960s.