Ingwald "Ingo" Preminger (25 February 1911 – 7 June 2006) was a film producer. He was also the literary agent for several writers, including

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and

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, both of whom were blacklisted in the McCarthy era. He was the brother of actor-director-producer

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Biography

Preminger was born to a

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12 June 2006 and studied law and worked as a lawyer in Vienna before emigrating to the

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due to the rise of

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. He was nominated for an

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for the 1970 film ''

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'', the book of which had been sent to him by Lardner, and also produced ''

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'' in 1972. He was survived by his wife of 70 years, Kate, and three children, including former

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judge Eve Preminger.

References

Sources

Vosbogh, Dick (2006) "Obituaries: Ingo Preminger"
''The Independent (London)'', August 11, 2006; accessed October 6, 2007.

External links

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