Harry Saltzman
| Harry Saltzman | |
|---|---|
| Born |
October 27, 1915 Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | September 28, 1994 (aged 78) Paris, France |
| Cause of death | Heart attack |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation | Film producer |
| Years active | 1956–1994 |
| Known for | James Bond films |
| Spouse(s) | Jacqueline (Née Colin) Saltzman Adriana (Née Ghinsberg) Saltzman |
| Children | Steven Saltzman, Hilary Saltzman, Christopher Saltzman |
Herschel Saltzman (October 27, 1915 – September 28, 1994), better known as Harry Saltzman, was a Canadian theatre and film producer, best known for his role in co-producing the James Bond film series with Albert R. Broccoli. He lived most of his life in Denham, Buckinghamshire, England.
Saltzman was born in Sherbrooke, Quebec, the son of Jewish immigrants. Raised in Saint John, New Brunswick for the first seven years of his life, Saltzman was 30 when he learned where he'd actually been born. His father, a horticulturalist, then moved the family to Cleveland, Ohio. He ran away from home at the age of 15, according to daughter Hilary Saltzman in the Ian Fleming Foundation documentary Harry Saltzman: Showman. At about the age of 17, he joined a circus and travelled with them for some years.
In 1932, Saltzman moved to Paris, France to study political science and economics. However "within a year," he was "hand-picking talent for 40 two-a-day vaudeville houses all over Europe." Saltzman claimed that he had worked as an assistant for French film director René Clair, who came to America in 1940 to make the film The Flame of New Orleans.
In 1942, Saltzman signed a booking contract with Fanchon & Marco Enterprises. Saltzman went to the West Coast to sign big picture names. Saltzman sought the Ritz Brothers, but due to film commitments, they could not sign. In 1943, Saltzman was managing "The Gilbert Brothers' Combined Circus". According to an advert, the 1943 season began 26 May in Clifton, New Jersey, and was booked solid through the Eastern American states until Mid-October.
Shortly after the Second World War began, he enlisted with the Royal Canadian Air Force in Vancouver, British Columbia. By the beginning of World War II in 1939, he was serving in the Canadian Army in France. He eventually received a medical discharge in Trenton, Ontario in 1943, and joined the US Psychological Warfare Bureau, because he wanted "to get back to Europe."
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