# Jud Kinberg

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{{Short description|American film producer and screenwriter (1925–2016)}}
'''Jud Kinberg''' (July 7, 1925 – November 2, 2016) was an American film producer and screenwriter. He was nominated for a Golden Globe for his work as a producer on ''[The Collector](/source/The_Collector_(1965_film))''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/1964/film/reviews/the-collector-1200420768/|title=The Collector|first=Variety|last=Staff|date=January 1, 1965}}</ref>

His son is the screenwriter and director [Simon Kinberg](/source/Simon_Kinberg).

== Life and work ==
Kinberg was born in [Brooklyn](/source/Brooklyn), New York. He attended the [University of North Carolina](/source/University_of_North_Carolina) and earned a [Purple Heart](/source/Purple_Heart) and a Silver Star for his service with the U.S. Army during [World War II](/source/World_War_II).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/obituaries-people-news/jud-kinberg-dead-producer-simon-kinberg-1201912379/|title=Producer Jud Kinberg, Father of Simon Kinberg, Dies at 91|first=Dave|last=McNary|date=November 9, 2016|work=Variety}}</ref>

Kinberg briefly worked in advertising until being recruited to apprentice under producer-actor [John Houseman](/source/John_Houseman). Together they went on to produce films at [MGM](/source/MGM) including ''[Julius Caesar](/source/Julius_Caesar_(1953_film))'' (1953), starring [Marlon Brando](/source/Marlon_Brando); ''Executive Suite'' (1954), directed by [Robert Wise](/source/Robert_Wise); ''[Her Twelve Men](/source/Her_Twelve_Men)'' (1954), featuring [Greer Garson](/source/Greer_Garson) and [Robert Ryan](/source/Robert_Ryan); [Vincente Minnelli](/source/Vincente_Minnelli)'s ''[The Cobweb](/source/The_Cobweb_(1955_film))'' (1955), toplined by [Richard Widmark](/source/Richard_Widmark) and [Lauren Bacall](/source/Lauren_Bacall); ''[Moonfleet](/source/Moonfleet_(1955_film))'' (1955), helmed by [Fritz Lang](/source/Fritz_Lang); and ''[Lust for Life](/source/Lust_for_Life_(1956_film))'' (1956), which received four [Oscar](/source/Academy_Awards) nominations.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/jud-kinberg-dead-simon-kinberg-father-lust-life-producer-was-91-945530/|title=Jud Kinberg, Father of Simon Kinberg and Producer on Kirk Douglas' 'Lust for Life,' Dies at 91|first=Mike|last=Barnes|date=November 8, 2016|work=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref>

In 1978 he was nominated for an Emmy for producing ''Quincy M.E.'', the NBC drama starring [Jack Klugman](/source/Jack_Klugman) as a coroner who investigates suspicious deaths. Later in his career, he worked on TV movies ''To Catch a Killer'', ''A Stoning in Fulham County'', and ''Kane & Abel''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/jud-kinberg-lust-for-life-and-executive-suite-producer-dies-at-91/|title=Jud Kinberg, 'Lust for Life' and 'Executive Suite' Producer, Dies at 91|first=Debbie|last=Emery|date=November 9, 2016|work=TheWrap}}</ref>

Kinberg married actress [Suzanne Dalbert](/source/Suzanne_Dalbert) in 1953.<ref name="sfn">{{cite news |last1=Scott |first1=Vernon |title=Marriage, Career Together? |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-san-francisco-news-suzanne-dalbert/193553263/ |access-date=March 16, 2026 |work=The San Francisco News |agency=United Press |date=May 29, 1954 |page=8 T|via = [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com) }}</ref> He died at 91 of natural causes in his New York City home.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/jud-kinberg-dead-simon-kinberg-father-lust-life-producer-was-91-945530/|title=Jud Kinberg, Father of Simon Kinberg and Producer on Kirk Douglas’ ‘Lust for Life,’ Dies at 91|first=Mike|last=Barnes|date=November 8, 2016|work=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref>

== Selected filmography ==
The films Kinberg worked on include:<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6a95b9ec|title=East of Sudan (1964)|publisher=BFI|date=November 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107082418/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6a95b9ec|archive-date=2017-11-07}}</ref>
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; Producer
* 1954: ''[Executive Suite](/source/Executive_Suite)'' 
* 1954: ''[Her Twelve Men](/source/Her_Twelve_Men)''
* 1955: ''[The Cobweb](/source/The_Cobweb_(1955_film))''
* 1955: ''[Moonfleet](/source/Moonfleet_(1955_film))''
* 1956: ''[Lust for Life](/source/Lust_for_Life_(1956_film))''
* 1965: ''[The Collector](/source/The_Collector_(1965_film))''
* 1968: ''[The Magus](/source/The_Magus_(film))''
* 1973: ''[Story of a Love Story](/source/Story_of_a_Love_Story)''
; Scriptwriter
* 1963: ''[Siege of the Saxons](/source/Siege_of_the_Saxons)''  
* 1964: ''[East of Sudan](/source/East_of_Sudan)''
* 1972: ''[Vampire Circus](/source/Vampire_Circus)''
;; Television
* 1981: ''The Million Dollar Face''
* 1988: ''[A Stoning in Fulham County](/source/A_Stoning_in_Fulham_County)''
* 1992: ''[In the Best Interest of the Children](/source/In_the_Best_Interest_of_the_Children)''
* 1992: ''[To Catch a Killer](/source/To_Catch_a_Killer_(1992_film))''
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==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|0454167|Jud Kinberg}}

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