Burt Kelly

 ( 1898 Births ) 

Burt Kelly (October 6, 1898 – 1983) was an American film producer and writer.

He was best known for Columbia Pictures' Blondie series.

American Film Institute (1999). 9780520215214, University of California Press. . ISBN 9780520215214

He founded KBS Productions Inc. in 1932, along with Samuel Bischoff and William Saal.

Michael R. Pitts (2005). 9780786423194, McFarland. . ISBN 9780786423194

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Career Kelly was a former stock company manager who entered the film industry as a booking agent for the Paramount-Publix theater chain. He later functioned as an executive with Educational Pictures, a purveyor of comedy Short film, and then Poverty Row’s Tiffany Pictures. In 1932, Kelly founded KBS Productions with Samuel Bischoff and William Saal.

Michael R. Pitts (2019). 9781476676494, McFarland. . ISBN 9781476676494

The company thats name was derived from the initials of its three founders took over the former production facilities of Tiffany Pictures where they produced B movie Ken Maynard Westerns, and films such as The Death Kiss with Bela Lugosi, and Sherlock Holmes’ A Study in Scarlet. KBS (also known as Admiral Productions) lasted until late 1933, after which he joined Republic Pictures as an associate producer. In the early 1940s he joined Universal, producing his last movie Blondie's Secret in 1948.

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Personal life

He married actress Adrienne Dore in 1933.

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Select filmography

• 1932 – Dynamite Ranch
• 1933 – The Death Kiss
• 1933 – Sherlock Holmes mystery A Study in Scarlet
• 1938 – Swing Sister Swing
• 1940 – Private Affair
• 1940 – The Invisible Woman
• 1941 – Hold That Ghost
• 1944 – Strange Affair
• 1946 – Blondie Knows Best
• 1947 – The Swordsman
• 1947 – Blondie's Big Moment
• 1947 – Blondie's Holiday
• 1948 – Blondie's Reward
• 1948 – Blondie's Secret

Categories: 1898 Births, 1983 Deaths, Film Producers From Los Angeles, 20th-century American People

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