Henry Koster

Also Credited As:

Hermann Kosterlitz
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Biography

Leaving Germany the year Hitler took power, Koster made several films in Europe before going to Hollywood. His US debut with "Three Smart Girls" (1937), the first in a series of Deanna Durbin vehicles, was a resounding success and helped bolster the straitened Universal studios.

Koster is perhaps best known for the charming "Harvey" (1950), in which James Stewart played opposite an invisible six-foot rabbit; he also directed the rather stodgy …

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Job Title

Director, Producer

Born

May 1, 1905

LATEST CREDITS

Desiree

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Good Morning, Miss Dove

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First Love

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The Rage of Paris

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The Singing Nun

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The Naked Maja

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Flower Drum Song

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Dear Brigitte

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Three Smart Girls

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D-Day the Sixth of June

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Harvey

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A Man Called Peter

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100 Men and a Girl

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Take Her, She's Mine

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Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation

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The Story of Ruth

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