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Harry Kleiner (September 10, 1916 Tiflis, Russian Empire – October 17, 2007 Chicago, Illinois) was a Russian Empire-born American screenwriter and producer best known for his films at 20th Century Fox.
Harry Kleiner was born on 10 September 1916 in Tiflis, Russian Empire [now Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia]. He was a writer and producer, known for Bullitt (1968), Red Heat (1988) and Fantastic Voyage (1966). He died on 17 October 2007 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
- Writer, Producer
- September 10, 1916
- Harry Kleiner
- October 17, 2007
Harry Kleiner was born on September 10, 1916 in Tiflis, Russian Empire [now Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia]. He was a writer and producer, known for Bullitt (1968), Red Heat (1988) and Fantastic Voyage (1966). He died on October 17, 2007 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
- September 10, 1916
- October 17, 2007
Harry Kleiner is known as an Screenplay, Writer, Producer, Story, Original Film Writer, Actor, and Additional Writing. Some of his work includes Red Heat, Bullitt, Fantastic Voyage, Le Mans, Extreme Prejudice, Fallen Angel, Carmen Jones, and House of Bamboo.
Harry Kleiner was a movie screenwriter and producer. He was also a playwright before starting his carrier as a screenwriter in movies. He has won Edgar Allan Poe Award in 1969. He is known for his works like Red Heat (1988), Extreme Prejudice (1987), Le Mans (1971), Bullitt (1968) and Target: The Corrupters (1962).
May 10, 1987 · By Pat H. Broeske. May 10, 1987 12 AM PT. Speaking of “Bullitt,” its other writer, Harry Kleiner, virtually disappeared from the screen for a dozen years after only a couple of post-”Bullitt”...
Kleiner was nominated for two WGA Awards and won an Edgar for Bullitt. Kleiner’s television credits were selective but noteworthy. Roy Huggins, who produced A Fever in the Blood, was an advocate for luring veteran screenwriters into television, and he engaged Kleiner to write four episodes of the worthwhile TV version of Bus Stop (1960-61).
