M. Sperling, 41ffarjorie's' Producer, Has Wide- Film, Jewish Background

By HERBERT G. LUFT

(Copyright, 1957, JTA, Inc.)

HOLLYWOOD—Milton Sper-
ling, producer of "Marjorie
Morningstar," cinema adapta-
tion of Herman Wouk's best-
selling novel, is a veteran film
maker in spite of his youthful
appearance.
Sperling entered the industry
in his teens and learned all
phases of screen craftsmanship
since.. He has been active as
writer as well as in the field
of production.
In 1956 he received an

Academy Award nomination
for the best original story and
screenplay for "The Court
Martial of Billy Mitchell."
Born in New York City,
July 6, 1912, the son of
Bessie Diamond and Chairles
Sperling, Milton got his
start while attending high
school where, as editor of the
school newspaper, he inter-
viewed playwright Donald
Ogden Stewart, who then
was writing scenarios at the
Paramount Studio in Astoria,
Long Island.

Stewart enjoyed the encoun- a job as script clerk on the Al
ter with the boy journalist and Jolson, "Hallelujah, I'm. a
asked Milton to do some typing Bum!"
f6r him. This led to Stewart's
Sperling then became sec-
inviting him to go to Europe retary to Darryl Zanuck at
as his secieeary. ' For five Warner Bros. When Zanuck
months, the young man and his left the studio and Hal Wallis
employer stayed in London, took his place, Sperling held a
Paris, Cannes, Vienna and similar post with him. He
Rome. moved to Edward Small as an
When Sperling returned to associate ,producer.
New York, he went to work From there he went to Fox
for Lewis Milestone, whom he as assistant to production head
had-met abroad, as an assistant Winfield Sheehan. Promotions
on the shooting of "Rain." he followed until Sperling became
next step was Hollywood and an associate producer under the

Zanuck banner at 20th Cen-
tury-Fox.
Sperling, on June 12, 1937,
married Betty Warner, the
daughter of his boss; movie
tycoon Harry M. Warner. They
have four children. Sperling
still holds the rank of a major
in the Marine Corps Reserve
and takes part in Marine
Corps activities. He served as
a Marine Corps captain in
World War II, serving in the
South Pacific..
He is vitally interested in
Jewish causes, and is an officer
of the Brandeis' Youth Foun-:
dation and the University of
Judaism in Los Angeles.

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