About

Known credits:
54
Birthday:
1893-12-07
Place of birth:
Buffalo, New York, USA
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Lee S. Marcus

Overview

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Lee Marcus, also known as Lee S. Marcus (December 7, 1893 – January 30, 1969), was an American film producer of the 1930s and 1940s. During his fifteen-year career he produced over 85 films, most of them between 1934 and 1941 while he was at RKO Studios. Prior to his production career, Marcus worked for FBO and then RKO as a sales executive, reaching the level of vice president in both organizations. At RKO, he was head of production of the studio's b-films during the late 1930s and the beginning of the 1940s. He was also responsible for producing what many consider to be the first film noir, 1940's Stranger on the Third Floor.

Marcus was born on December 7, 1893 in Buffalo, New York. His father was Albert L. Marcus. During World War I Marcus served with the American Expeditionary Force (AEF), and in 1918 was stationed in Vitry, France.

Known for

Production
1947 Lost Honeymoon Production Producer 59
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1943 They Came to Blow Up America Production Producer 59
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1941 Father Takes a Wife Production Producer 59
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1941 Along the Rio Grande Production Executive Producer 59
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1941 Play Girl Production Executive Producer 59
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1941 The Saint In Palm Springs Production Executive Producer 58
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1940 The Fargo Kid Production Executive Producer 59
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1940 Mexican Spitfire Out West Production Producer 58
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1940 Triple Justice Production Executive Producer 59
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1940 Stranger on the Third Floor Production Producer 59
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1940 One Crowded Night Production Executive Producer 59
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1940 Stage to Chino Production Executive Producer 58
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1940 Millionaires in Prison Production Executive Producer 59
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1940 Prairie Law Production Executive Producer 58
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1940 The Saint Takes Over Production Executive Producer 58
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1940 You Can't Fool Your Wife Production Executive Producer 58
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1940 Little Orvie Production Executive Producer 59
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1940 Legion of the Lawless Production Production Executive 58
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1939 The Marshal Of Mesa City Production Production Executive 59
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1939 Sued for Libel Production Production Executive 59
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1939 The Day the Bookies Wept Production Production Executive 59
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1939 The Fighting Gringo Production Production Executive 59
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1939 The Spellbinder Production Production Executive 59
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1939 Timber Stampede Production Production Executive N/A
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1939 Five Came Back Production Production Executive 59
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1939 Racketeers of the Range Production Production Executive 59
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1939 Panama Lady Production Production Executive 58
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1939 The Rookie Cop Production Production Executive 59
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1939 Trouble in Sundown Production Production Executive N/A
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1939 The Saint Strikes Back Production Executive Producer 58
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1939 Beauty for the Asking Production Production Executive 59
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1939 Twelve Crowded Hours Production Production Executive 59
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1939 Pacific Liner Production Production Executive 58
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1938 The Law West of Tombstone Production Production Executive 58
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1938 Annabel Takes a Tour Production Executive Producer 59
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1937 High Flyers Production Producer 59
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1937 On Again—Off Again Production Producer 59
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1937 We're on the Jury Production Producer 59
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1936 So and Sew Production Producer N/A
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1936 Dummy Ache Production Producer 58
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1936 Silly Billies Production Associate Producer 59
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1936 Love on a Bet Production Associate Producer 59
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1936 Will Power Production Producer N/A
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1935 The Rainmakers Production Producer 58
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1935 Drawing Rumors Production Producer N/A
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1935 A Night at the Biltmore Bowl Production Producer 59
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1935 The Nitwits Production Associate Producer 58
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1935 This Band Age Production Producer N/A
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1934 The Dancing Millionaire Production Producer N/A
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1934 Lightning Strikes Twice Production Associate Producer 58
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1934 Ferry-Go-Round Production Producer N/A
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1934 Kentucky Kernels Production Producer 58
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1934 Ocean Swells Production Producer N/A
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Sound
1940 Bullet Code Sound Original Music Composer 59
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