Gene Corman(1927-2020)
- Producer
- Actor
- Writer
Gene Corman preceded his more-famous brother Roger in the film
business, working as a motion picture agent. Beginning in 1956, he and
Roger joined forces as producers to make such films as "Hot Car Girl",
"Night of the Blood Beast", "Attack of the Giant Leeches" and "Beast
from Haunted Cave" for distributors like AIP, Allied Artists and
Roger's own Filmgroup. Gene returned to the exploitation field in the
early '70s at MGM when he produced several blaxploitation features such
as "Hit Man" and "The Slams" as well as the kinky "Private Parts". His
more mainstream credits include "Tobruk, " "F.I.S.T." and "The Big Red
One." He was for a time vice-president of 20th Century-Fox
Television.