Production
Irving Asher
EN cinema · 87 credits
Born
16 September 1903
Died
17 March 1985 (aged 81)
Birthplace
San Francisco, California, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Irving Asher (1903–1985) was an American film producer. Born in San Francisco in September 1903, he began his film production career in Hollywood in 1919. After joining the staff of Warner Brothers he was sent over to England as the managing director of their subsidiary Teddington Studios in Middlesex in the mid 1930s (where he is credited for discovering and seeing the potential of Errol Flynn when he was a young unknown actor who was hanging around Teddington Studios at the time looking for a way into the movies). Flynn played his first significant part as the lead in the now-lost Murder at Monte Carlo (1935), which was produced by Asher. Asher went on to join Alexander Korda's London Film Productions where he worked on the epic The Four Feathers (1939). Subsequently he returned to Hollywood to work as a producer for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, where he earned his only Academy Award nomination for the 1941 Greer Garson film Blossoms in the Dust. Later in his career, he was head of production for 20th Century Fox Television. He married the actress Laura La Plante in 1934. Asher died in California in March 1985.
Known for
Filmography
Elephant Walk
Producer
The Turning Point
Producer
Here Comes the Groom
Associate Producer
Nazi Agent
Producer
Tennessee Johnson
Producer
Mr. and Mrs. North
Producer
Blossoms in the Dust
Producer
Billy the Kid
Producer
Ten Days in Paris
Producer
The Spy in Black
Producer
Q Planes
Producer
The Four Feathers
Associate Producer
Thank Evans
1938
Thank Evans
Executive Producer
The Singing Cop
1938
The Singing Cop
Executive Producer
The Viper
1938
The Viper
Executive Producer
Quiet, Please
1938
Quiet, Please
Executive Producer
You Live and Learn
1937
You Live and Learn
Executive Producer
Don't Get Me Wrong
Executive Producer
The Windmill
1937
The Windmill
Executive Producer
The Vulture
1937
The Vulture
Executive Producer
It’s Not Cricket
1937
It’s Not Cricket
Executive Producer
Side Street Angel
Executive Producer
The Compulsory Wife
1937
The Compulsory Wife
Executive Producer
The Man Who Made Diamonds
1937
The Man Who Made Diamonds
Executive Producer
Faithful
1936
Faithful
Producer
The Brown Wallet
Executive Producer
Hail and Farewell
1936
Hail and Farewell
Executive Producer
Gypsy
1936
Gypsy
Producer
Irish for Luck
Producer
Crime Unlimited
Producer
Mr. Cohen Takes a Walk
Executive Producer
Get Off My Foot
1935
Get Off My Foot
Executive Producer
So You Won't Talk
Producer
Someday
1935
Someday
Producer
Man of the Moment
Executive Producer
Widow's Might
Producer
The Church Mouse
Producer
Her Imaginary Lover
Producer
High Finance
Producer
I Adore You
Producer
A Notorious Affair
Assistant Director
The Aviator
Producer
Below the Line
Assistant Director