Kathryn Hereford

Kathryn Hereford was an American film producer, dancer, and actress. She was married to Paramount producer Pandro S. Berman.[1][2]

Kathryn Hereford
BornDecember 2, 1910
Virginia, USA
DiedDecember 17, 1993 (aged 83)
Los Angeles, California, USA
OccupationFilm producer, actress, dancer
Spouse(s)Pandro S. Berman

Biography

After being discovered by Florenz Ziegfeld, Hereford began her career as a stage actress on Broadway, appearing in a number of musicals.[3] She then transitioned into a career on the big screen; her first known credit was on 1935's The Great Ziegfeld.[4]

She later transitioned into producing films under Paramount's Pandro S. Berman. According to Berman, he made Hereford a producer on 1957's Jailhouse Rock as she'd been an Elvis fan for quite some time, and she'd go on to work on 11 films afterward.[5] Most of her credits are as associate producer, but she was the lead producer on 1960s Key Witness.[6]

In 1960, she became Berman's second wife, and the pair remained married until her death in 1993.[7]

Selected filmography (as producer)

References
  1. Nash, Alanna (2008-09-09). The Colonel: The Extraordinary Story of Colonel Tom Parker and Elvis Presley. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9781439136959.
  2. Jackson, Kenneth T. (2000-12-29). The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives. Gale. ISBN 9780684806440.
  3. "Hollywood Round-Up". The Franklin News-Herald. January 3, 1935. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
  4. "Ziegfeld's Youngest Actress to Appear in New Film". The Detroit Free Press. January 5, 1935. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
  5. Magill, Frank Northen (1987-10-15). Magill's Cinema Annual: 1987. Gale. ISBN 9780893564063.
  6. Cameron, Kate (October 28, 1960). "J.D.s Terrify a Family in Key Witness". The New York Daily News. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
  7. Pace, Eric (July 15, 1996). "Classic Film Producer Pandro S. Berman Dies". The Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
  8. Neibaur, James L. (2014-04-04). The Elvis Movies. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9781442230743.
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