Lawrence Weingarten

Lawrence Weingarten
Born	December 30, 1897 Chicago, Illinois
Died	February 5, 1975 (aged 77) Los Angeles
Awards	Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award 1974 Lifetime Achievement

Lawrence Weingarten (December 30, 1897 – February 5, 1975) was an American film producer for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. He received the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award in 1974. Weingarten died of leukemia in 1975 at the age of 77.^[1]

Filmography as producer

• The Broadway Melody (1929)
• Sidewalks of New York (1931)
• Sadie McKee (1934)
• The Bishop Misbehaves (1935)
• Rendezvous (1935)
• Libeled Lady (1936) (Academy Award nomination)
• A Day at the Races (1937) (uncredited)
• I Take This Woman (1940)
• I Love You Again (1940)
• Adam's Rib (1949)
• Invitation (1952)
• Pat and Mike (1952)
• The Actress (1953)
• Rhapsody (1954)
• The Tender Trap (1955)
• I'll Cry Tomorrow (1955)
• Don't Go Near the Water (1957)
• Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958) (Academy Award and BAFTA nominations)
• The Honeymoon Machine (1961)
• Period of Adjustment (1962)

References

1. "Lawrence Weingarten, 77, Dies; Produced 75 Movies for M-G-M". New York Times. February 9, 1975. (United Press International) Lawrence Weingarten, the movie producer, died Thursday of leukemia. He was 77 years old.

Further reading

• New York Times movie bio
• Lawrence Weingarten at the Internet Movie Database