James B. Harris

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| birth_place = New York City, United States

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| occupation = Film director, screenwriter, producer

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James B. Harris (born August 3, 1928) is an American film screenwriter, producer and director.

Early life

Born in New York City, he attended the Juilliard School{{cite news |url= https://movies.nytimes.com/person/93520/James-B-Harris/biography |archive-url= https://archive.today/20130208152252/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/93520/James-B-Harris/biography |url-status= dead |archive-date= February 8, 2013 |author= Brennan, Sandra |department= Movies & TV Dept. |work= The New York Times |title= James B. Harris – Biography |access-date= September 10, 2012}} before entering the film industry.

Career

Harris worked with film director Stanley Kubrick as a producer on The Killing (1956), Paths of Glory (1957), and Lolita (1962). Harris' directorial debut was the Cold War thriller The Bedford Incident (1965). He also directed the actor James Woods in two films: the prison-guard drama Fast-Walking (1982) with actress Kay Lenz, and the thriller Cop (1988), based on a James Ellroy novel, which Woods co-produced. Harris also directed the 1993 thriller Boiling Point.{{cite web|work=The New York Times|title=Review/Film; A Cop, a Crook, Shootouts, You Know|author=Maslin, Janet|author-link=Janet Maslin|date=April 17, 1993|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/04/17/movies/review-film-a-cop-a-crook-shootouts-you-know.html}}

The Turner Classic Movies website describes Harris as a "veteran Hollywood industry figure who has served triple duty as a producer, director, and screenwriter".{{cite web |url= https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/81712%7C78437/James-B-Harris/ |title= Overview for James B. Harris |publisher= Turner Classic Movies |access-date= September 10, 2012}} A 2002 interview between Harris and Hollywood Five-O includes discussion of his works as well as of Kubrick, Marlon Brando, Laurence Olivier, Lolita, and various other topics. It includes photos of Harris and screencaps of Kirk Douglas, Sue Lyon (who portrayed Lolita), James Mason, and Peter Sellers.{{cite web |url= http://www.hollywoodfiveo.com/archive/issue2/exclusive/harris/harris.htm |date= 2002 |title= The Five-O Interview |publisher= Hollywood Five-O, Inc. |access-date= September 10, 2012}}

Personal life

Harris is the brother of composer J. Robert Harris.

Filmography

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!Producer

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1956

|The Killing

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1957

|Paths of Glory

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|Also acting cameo as uncredited private during the attack

1962

|Lolita

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|Also actor as Jack Brewster

1965

| The Bedford Incident

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1973

| Some Call It Loving

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1977

|Telefon

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1982

|Fast-Walking

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1988

|Cop

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1993

|Boiling Point

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2006

|The Black Dahlia

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References

External links

{{IMDB name|0364805|James B. Harris}}
[https://www.cinematheque.fr/video/388.html 2014 interview] at the Cinémathèque française
[https://www.cinematheque.fr/cycle/james-b-harris-96.html 2014 film and interview] at the Cinémathèque française

Category:1928 births

Category:Living people

Category:American male screenwriters

Category:Film directors from New York City

Category:Film producers from New York (state)

Category:Bryna Productions people