Howard W. Koch
American film producer
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Howard Winchel Koch was an American producer and director of film and television. Life and career Koch was born in New York City, the son of Beatrice and William Jacob Koch. His family was Jewish. He attended DeWitt Clinton High School and the Peddie School in Hightstown, New Jersey. He began his film career as an employee at Universal Studios office in New York then made his Hollywood filmmaking debut in 1947 as an assistant director. He worked as a producer for the first time in 1953 and a year later made his directing debut. In 1964, Paramount Pictures appointed him head of film production, a position he held until 1966 when he left to set up his own production company. He had a production pact with Paramount for over 15 years.
