Menahem Golan

Energetic, prolific figure who with cousin Yoram Globus has produced over 150 movies in a partnership dating back to the early 1960s.

After directing for the stage in Israel, Golan found his way to the US as one of Roger Corman's many young proteges. Upon his return to Israel he and Globus helped build that country's film industry, producing, and sometimes directing, several prestige productions such as "Sallah Shabati" (1964).

In 1979, the team moved to Hollywood, taking control of the Cannon group, and in the following decade consistently turned out art-house productions, such as John Cassavetes' "Love Streams" (1984) and Jean-Luc Godard's "King Lear" (1987), critical successes like Barbet Schroeder's "Barfly" (1987), and formula action thrillers including "The Delta Force" (1986) and "Over the Top" (1987), both directed by Golan.

The partnership dissolved in 1989 with Golan resigning from Cannon to head the 21st Century Film Corporation and Globus becoming CEO of Pathe International.

• Also Credited As:
  Frank G. Caroll
• Born:
  May 31, 1929 in Tiberias, Israel
• Job Titles:
  Executive, Producer, Director, Screenwriter, Assistant director

Family

• Cousin: Yoram Globus.

Education

• Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, Bristol, England, theater directing
• Habimah Theater, Tel Aviv, Israel

Milestones

• 1963 Returned to Israel; directed first film, El Dorado (also producer)
• 1970 Wrote first screenplay, Highway Queen ; first film produced by Noah Films
• 1975 First Golan-Globus film produced for a major Hollywood studio (Warner Bros), Lepke
• 1979 Moved to Hollywood with Globus; took over Cannon Group, Inc. with Globus, serving as senior executive vice-president
• 1988 TV producing debut, D.C. Follies
• 1989 In March left Cannon Group to become chairman of the board and chief executive officer of 21st Century Film Corporation
• 1989 Produced first film as chairman of 21st Century, Bad Jim
• Became chairman of the board of Cannon Entertainment, Inc, in addition to his post in the Cannon Group, Inc
• Began career as theater director in Israel
• Changed career focus to film in early 1960s
• Co-founded Noah Films with cousin, Yoram Globus
• Moved to New York
• Served as one of first pilots of Israeli Air Force
• Worked as assistant to Roger Corman