Max J. Rosenberg (September 13, 1914 – June 14, 2004) was an American film producer, whose career spanned six decades. He was particularly known for his horror or supernatural films, and found much of his success while working in England.

Life and career

Rosenberg was born in

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, New York City, to a family of

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immigrants. In 1945, he entered the film business by becoming a foreign film distributor. Although he primarily produced horror or supernatural films, his first film—'' Rock, Rock, Rock'' (1956)—was a musical. His partner in the production of this film was

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, with whom he founded the British company Amicus Productions in 1962. Over the course of his career, Rosenberg produced more than 50 films, although his work was not always credited. Among the other horror and supernatural films he produced were such titles as ''

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'' (1972), '' The Land That Time Forgot'' (1974), and its sequel, '' The People That Time Forgot'' (1977). Rosenberg also produced a children's film, ''

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'' (1962), director Richard Lester's first film, '' It's Trad, Dad!'' (1962), and two films based on the ''

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'' British science-fiction television series: ''

Dr. Who and the Daleks ''Dr. Who and the Daleks'' is a 1965 British science fiction film directed by Gordon Flemyng and written by Milton Subotsky, and the first of two films based on the British science-fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. It stars Peter Cushi ...

'' (1965) and ''

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'' (1966). He was particularly proud to have produced the 1968 film of

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's '' The Birthday Party'', starring Robert Shaw and directed by William Friedkin. Rosenberg continued to work well into his 80s; his final film credit was 1997's ''

Perdita Durango ''Perdita Durango'', released as ''Dance with the Devil'' in the United States, is a 1997 action-crime- horror film directed by Álex de la Iglesia, based on Barry Gifford's 1992 novel ''59° and Raining: The Story of Perdita Durango''. It stars ...

'' (a.k.a. ''Dance with the Devil''). Rosenberg died in Los Angeles, California in 2004, at the age of 89.

Selected credits

*'' Rock, Rock, Rock'' (1956) *'' City of the Dead'' (1960) *'' The Last Mile'' (1960) *''

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'' (1960) *''

Lad, A Dog ''Lad: A Dog'' is a 1919 American novel written by Albert Payson Terhune and published by E. P. Dutton. Composed of twelve short stories first published in magazines, the novel is based on the life of Terhune's real-life Rough Collie, Lad. Born ...

'' (1961) *'' It's Trad, Dad!'' (1962) *'' Just for Fun'' (1963)

References

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Memorial

Obituary
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