Le Vien was born in New York City in 1914. In 1930, he was employed by Pathé News as an office boy. He eventually was promoted to film editing and then to reporting.[1][2]
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Le Vien joined the U.S. Army in 1941 and was commissioned as a public relations officer. Promoted to lieutenant colonel he became a senior press aide to GeneralEisenhower, taking part in the North African, Sicilian, Italian and Normandy landings. After the war, he returned to Pathe as news editor, then editor-in-chief and vice-president. After Pathe closed their office, Le Vien established his own film and TV production company. In 1961, he was the executive producer of The Valiant Years a documentary made by ABC television with the cooperation of the BBC. Subsequently, Le Vien turned the documentary into a book, Winston Churchill: The Valiant Years, published in 1962. The following year, he was the executive producer of the Black Fox: The Rise and Fall of Adolf Hitler, which won the 1963 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.[1]
During his career, Le Vien and his wife, Josephine, became friends of the Churchills and the Duke and Duchess of Windsor and in 1965 he made A King's Story, a film about the Windsors. Partnering with the BBC, Le Vien he went on to produce dramatized versions Churchill's life to include Walk With Destiny, starring Richard Burton and Churchill and the Generals with Timothy West starring as Churchill. Le Vien also wrote books to accompany these projects.[1]
In 1962 Le Vien appeared as himself on the game show To Tell the Truth. He was introduced as a television producer, colonel in the Army Reserves and a biographer of Winston Churchill. After his identity was revealed, host Bud Collyer mentioned that Le Vien was working on a documentary of the Windsors.[3]
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Le Vien died in 1999 at his residence in London.[2] He was survived by his wife Josephine.[1]
jack, levin, producer, this, article, about, former, producer, other, people, with, same, name, jack, levin, jack, levin, born, john, douglas, vien, july, 1914, november, 1999, american, television, producer, active, british, american, television, contents, ea. This article is about the former TV producer For other people with the same name see Jack Levin Jack Levin born John Douglas Le Vien 17 July 1914 9 November 1999 was an American television producer active in British and American television Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Death 4 Selected filmography 5 Books 6 References 7 External linksEarly life editLe Vien was born in New York City in 1914 In 1930 he was employed by Pathe News as an office boy He eventually was promoted to film editing and then to reporting 1 2 Career editLe Vien joined the U S Army in 1941 and was commissioned as a public relations officer Promoted to lieutenant colonel he became a senior press aide to General Eisenhower taking part in the North African Sicilian Italian and Normandy landings After the war he returned to Pathe as news editor then editor in chief and vice president After Pathe closed their office Le Vien established his own film and TV production company In 1961 he was the executive producer of The Valiant Years a documentary made by ABC television with the cooperation of the BBC Subsequently Le Vien turned the documentary into a book Winston Churchill The Valiant Years published in 1962 The following year he was the executive producer of the Black Fox The Rise and Fall of Adolf Hitler which won the 1963 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature 1 During his career Le Vien and his wife Josephine became friends of the Churchills and the Duke and Duchess of Windsor and in 1965 he made A King s Story a film about the Windsors Partnering with the BBC Le Vien he went on to produce dramatized versions Churchill s life to include Walk With Destiny starring Richard Burton and Churchill and the Generals with Timothy West starring as Churchill Le Vien also wrote books to accompany these projects 1 In 1962 Le Vien appeared as himself on the game show To Tell the Truth He was introduced as a television producer colonel in the Army Reserves and a biographer of Winston Churchill After his identity was revealed host Bud Collyer mentioned that Le Vien was working on a documentary of the Windsors 3 Death editLe Vien died in 1999 at his residence in London 2 He was survived by his wife Josephine 1 Selected filmography editThe Valiant Years 1961 The Finest Hours 1964 A King s Story 1965 The Other World of Winston Churchill 1966 2 The Gathering Storm 1974 The Amazing Voyage of Daffodil and Daisy 1975 2 Where the Lotus Fell 1976 2 The Story of Cicero The Queen s Drum Horse 1977 2 Churchill and the Generals 1979 The Glittering Crowns 1981 2 A Question of Choice 1983 2 Whicker 1984 2 Books editWinston Churchill The Valiant Years 4 References edit a b c d Purser Jack 31 December 1999 Jack Le Vien US film maker who mixed fact and fiction on the BBC The Guardian Retrieved 26 April 2020 a b c d e f g h i Jack Le Vien British Film Institute Archived from the original on October 25 2021 Retrieved 26 April 2020 To Tell The truth CBS Retrieved 26 April 2020 Le Vien Jack 1962 Winston Churchill The Valiant Years Bernard Geis Associates ISBN 9781789122954 External links editJack Levin at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jack Levin producer amp oldid 1182353450, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
