Motion Picture Producer. He attended the University of Virginia where he studied English and Drama, and would remain at the school upon graduation as an English literature teacher. Radnitz entered the entertainment industry under the guidance of famed theatrical director Harold Clurman, and served as stage manager for the short-lived Broadway production "The Frogs of Spring" (1953) He also produced the play "The Young and Beautiful" (1955). Radnitz launched his Hollywood career during the late 1950s and produced a string of successful pictures, including "A Dog of Flanders" (1960), "For the Love of Mike" (1960), "Misty" (1961), "Island of the Blue Dolphins" (1964) and "My Side of the Mountain" (1969). He collaborated with the Mattel toy company to produce "Sounder" (1972), which received an Academy Award nomination for best picture. Among his other credits are "Where the Lilies Bloom" (1974), "Birch Interval" (1976), "Mary White" (1977, TV-movie) and "Cross Creek" (1983). He died from complications of a stroke.
Motion Picture Producer. He attended the University of Virginia where he studied English and Drama, and would remain at the school upon graduation as an English literature teacher. Radnitz entered the entertainment industry under the guidance of famed theatrical director Harold Clurman, and served as stage manager for the short-lived Broadway production "The Frogs of Spring" (1953) He also produced the play "The Young and Beautiful" (1955). Radnitz launched his Hollywood career during the late 1950s and produced a string of successful pictures, including "A Dog of Flanders" (1960), "For the Love of Mike" (1960), "Misty" (1961), "Island of the Blue Dolphins" (1964) and "My Side of the Mountain" (1969). He collaborated with the Mattel toy company to produce "Sounder" (1972), which received an Academy Award nomination for best picture. Among his other credits are "Where the Lilies Bloom" (1974), "Birch Interval" (1976), "Mary White" (1977, TV-movie) and "Cross Creek" (1983). He died from complications of a stroke.
Bio by: C.S.
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