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L.B. Merman(1900-1979)

  • Production Manager
  • Producer
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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L.B. Merman was born on 7 September 1900 in New York, New York, USA. He was a production manager and producer, known for Swamp Fire (1946), Seven Were Saved (1947) and The Betty Hutton Show (1959). He died on 7 September 1979 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornSeptember 7, 1900
DiedSeptember 7, 1979(79)
BornSeptember 7, 1900
DiedSeptember 7, 1979(79)
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Known for

Buster Crabbe, Virginia Grey, and Johnny Weissmuller in Swamp Fire (1946)
Swamp Fire
5.4
  • Producer
  • 1946
Byron Barr, Don Castle, Catherine Craig, Richard Denning, Ann Doran, Russell Hayden, and Richard Loo in Seven Were Saved (1947)
Seven Were Saved
5.8
  • Producer
  • 1947
The Betty Hutton Show (1959)
The Betty Hutton Show
6.5
TV Series
  • Production Manager(as Doc Merman)
Ann Doran and Paul Kelly in Fear in the Night (1946)
Fear in the Night
6.3
  • Producer
  • 1946

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Production Manager



  • Willie Dynamite (1974)
    Willie Dynamite
    6.4
    • unit production manager (as Doc Merman)
    • 1974
  • Sssssss (1973)
    Sssssss
    5.4
    • unit production manager (as Doc Merman)
    • 1973
  • O'Conner's Ocean
    TV Movie
    • production supervisor (as Doc Merman)
    • 1960
  • The Betty Hutton Show (1959)
    The Betty Hutton Show
    6.5
    TV Series
    • production manager (as Doc Merman)
    • 1959
  • John Payne and Karen Steele in Bailout at 43,000 (1957)
    Bailout at 43,000
    5.7
    • production manager (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • The O. Henry Playhouse (1957)
    The O. Henry Playhouse
    6.5
    TV Series
    • production manager (as Doc Merman)
    • 1957
  • Time Table (1956)
    Time Table
    6.6
    • production manager (as Doc Merman)
    • 1956
  • Louis Hayward in The Lone Wolf (1954)
    The Lone Wolf
    7.6
    TV Series
    • production manager
    • 1954–1955
  • Mark Stevens in Big Town (1950)
    Big Town
    7.8
    TV Series
    • production manager (as Doc Merman)
    • 1955
  • Peggie Castle, Adele Jergens, and Jock Mahoney in Overland Pacific (1954)
    Overland Pacific
    5.5
    • production manager (uncredited)
    • 1954
  • Ronald Reagan, Bruce Bennett, and Rhonda Fleming in The Last Outpost (1951)
    The Last Outpost
    5.9
    • production manager (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • Tripoli (1950)
    Tripoli
    5.7
    • production manager (as L. Merman)
    • 1950
  • Macdonald Carey and Gail Russell in The Lawless (1950)
    The Lawless
    6.6
    • production manager (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • The Eagle and the Hawk (1950)
    The Eagle and the Hawk
    6.0
    • production manager
    • 1950
  • John Payne in Captain China (1950)
    Captain China
    6.1
    • production manager (uncredited)
    • 1950

Producer



  • The Betty Hutton Show (1959)
    The Betty Hutton Show
    6.5
    TV Series
    • producer
    • associate producer
    • 1959–1960
  • Byron Barr, Don Castle, Catherine Craig, Richard Denning, Ann Doran, Russell Hayden, and Richard Loo in Seven Were Saved (1947)
    Seven Were Saved
    5.8
    • associate producer
    • 1947
  • Ann Doran and Paul Kelly in Fear in the Night (1946)
    Fear in the Night
    6.3
    • associate producer
    • 1946
  • Buster Crabbe, Virginia Grey, and Johnny Weissmuller in Swamp Fire (1946)
    Swamp Fire
    5.4
    • associate producer
    • 1946
  • William Henry, Robert Lowery, and Jean Parker in The Navy Way (1944)
    The Navy Way
    5.3
    • associate producer
    • 1944

Second Unit or Assistant Director



  • William Henry, Robert Lowery, and Jean Parker in The Navy Way (1944)
    The Navy Way
    5.3
    • assistant director
    • 1944
  • The Mad Empress (1939)
    The Mad Empress
    6.8
    • assistant director
    • 1939
  • Helen Chandler, Stuart Erwin, and Toby Wing in Mr. Boggs Steps Out (1938)
    Mr. Boggs Steps Out
    6.1
    • assistant director (as Doc Merman)
    • 1938
  • Bruce Cabot and Beatrice Roberts in Love Takes Flight (1937)
    Love Takes Flight
    6.2
    • assistant director (as 'Doc' Merman)
    • 1937
  • Eleanor Hunt and Conrad Nagel in Navy Spy (1937)
    Navy Spy
    5.2
    • assistant director (as Doc Merman)
    • 1937

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • 'Doc' Merman
  • Born
    • September 7, 1900
    • New York, New York, USA
  • Died
    • September 7, 1979
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(heart attack)

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