John Houseman's Death

Born (Birthday) September 22, 1902

Death Date October 31, 1988

Age of Death 86 years

Cause of Death Spinal Cancer

Profession Film Producer

The film producer John Houseman died at the age of 86. Here is all you want to know, and more!

Biography - A Short Wiki

Remembered best for his work with the renowned American director and actor Orson Welles, this Romanian-born theater, film, and radio producer and occasional actor worked on Welles’ 1937 Broadway production of Cradle Will Rock and earned an Oscar nomination for producing a 1953 film version of Julius Caesar.

Born Jacques Haussmann in Bucharest, Romania, he grew up as the son of a Jewish-French father and a Christian-British mother. After his brief marriage to actress Zita Johann ended in divorce, he married Joan Courtney, who became the mother of his two sons.

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“I met Patricia Neal, John Houseman. But I loved my grandfather because he was this kind, talented man.” (Illeana Douglas)

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“Fortunately, John Houseman is a marvelous writer and he sat in on so many story conferences. He worked with Welles, you know, and he’s a marvelous man.” (Vincente Minnelli)

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