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Joseph M. Newman (August 17, 1909 – January 23, 2006) was an American film director most famous for his 1955 film This Island Earth. His credits include episodes of The Twilight Zone and The Alfred Hitchcock Hour. He was nominated for two Academy Awards in the now defunct category of Assistant Director, for David Copperfield and ...
Joseph M. Newman worked his way up from office boy and clerk to writer and assistant director under George Cukor, Ernst Lubitsch and others. In 1937 he was briefly assigned to MGM's British section as a second unit director, but returned home within the year to direct short features.
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Joseph M. Newman. Director: 711 Ocean Drive. Joseph M. Newman worked his way up from office boy and clerk to writer and assistant director under George Cukor, Ernst Lubitsch and others. In 1937 he was briefly assigned to MGM's British section as a second unit director, but returned home within the year to direct short features.
- August 7, 1909
- January 23, 2006
Joseph M. Newman was an American film director. His films often deal with science and technology, including: Crime thrillers, in which cops or crooks use technology, such as 711 Ocean Drive, Death in Small Doses, and many Crime Does Not Pay shorts;
Jan 23, 2006 · Joseph M. Newman was an American film director most famous for his 1955 film This Island Earth. He was nominated for two Academy Awards in the now defunct category of Assistant Director, for David Copperfield (1935) and San Francisco (1936).
This Island Earth: Directed by Joseph M. Newman, Jack Arnold. With Jeff Morrow, Faith Domergue, Rex Reason, Lance Fuller. Aliens come to Earth seeking scientists to help them in their war.
Dec 2, 2009 · It’s Joseph M. Newman ’s centennial. He was in motion picture business from 16. Took the necessary steps to become a director: a bellboy, clerk, assistant writer, assistant director and director of short crime films in MGM.
