Harry L. Decker
BornJanuary 29, 1887
California, United States
DiedOctober 14, 1959 (aged 72)
Santa Barbara, California, United States
Occupation(s)Editor, Producer
Years active1913–1940 (film)

Harry L. Decker (1887–1959) was an American film producer associated with Columbia Pictures where he mainly oversaw production on western films. As an editor he was active in Hollywood from the 1910s through the 1930s.[1][2] As a producer, he primarily worked on B-movie Westerns.[3]

He also produced the 1937 ice hockey-themed mystery The Game That Kills starring Rita Hayworth.[4] He began his career in the silent era as a film editor, working at a variety of studios.

Biography

Harry Decker was born in California to Zachary Decker and Alice Burbank. As a young child, he lost an eye in an accident.[5] After working as an editor at Thomas Ince pictures,[6] Charles Ray studios,[7] and Columbia Pictures — where he often worked on films by director Hunt Stromberg[8] — he transitioned into a new role as a producer.[3][1]

Selected filmography

Editor

Producer

References

  1. 1 2 Motion Picture Herald. Quigley Publishing Company. 1927.
  2. ↑ "The Los Angeles Times 28 Dec 1924, page 61". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
  3. 1 2 Bernds, Edward (1999-04-29). Mr. Bernds Goes to Hollywood: My Early Life and Career in Sound Recording at Columbia with Frank Capra and Others. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-1-4616-9708-4.
  4. ↑ Ringgold, Gene. The Films of Rita Hayworth: The Legend and Career of a Love Goddess. Citadel Press, 1980, p.87
  5. ↑ "Los Angeles Herald 31 Aug 1897, page Page 5". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
  6. ↑ "The Los Angeles Times 27 Dec 1923, page 27". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
  7. ↑ "The Los Angeles Times 28 Oct 1923, page 65". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
  8. ↑ "The Los Angeles Times 23 Jun 1925, page 31". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
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