John Beck Overview:

Producer, John Beck, was born on Oct 24, 1909 in Pomona, CA. Beck died at the age of 83 on Jul 18, 1993 in Woodland Hills, CA .

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John Beck was Associate Producer for One Touch of Venus (starring Ava Gardner, Robert Walker) in 1948, after which he 'graduated' to Producer. During the next 20 years he would go on to produce 8 more films most notably Family Honeymoon (Claudette Colbert, Fred MacMurray), Harvey (James Stewart), The Singing Nun (Debbie Reynolds) and The Private Navy of St. O'Farrell (Bob Hope, Phyllis Diller).

(Source: article by Annmarie Gatti for Classic Movie Hub).

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His big breakthrough was in the movie The Other Side of Midnight (1977) in which he played the male lead. The film was a huge box office flop, largely due to 20th Century Fox's decision to throw full weight behind the first Star Wars film.

A one-time champion roller skater, he performed many of his own stunts in the film Rollerball (1975). He was also a proficient boxer and won several amateur titles in his life, most notably the heavyweight 'Golden Gloves' of Chicago.

Born in Chicago and grew up in Evanston and Joliet, Illinois. He lived on his father's farm/ranch and while young was interested in becoming a vet.

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