Josef Berne | |
Birth Name: | Josef Berstein |
Birth Date: | 19 January 1904 |
Birth Place: | Kyiv, Russia |
Death Place: | Palm Springs, California |
Othername: | Joe Berne Joseph Berne |
Occupation: | Film director |
Yearsactive: | 1933-1950 |
Josef Berne (January 19, 1904 - December 19, 1964) was a Russian-born American writer, film director and producer. Berne was born Josef Berstein on January 19, 1904, in Kyiv, Russia (now Ukraine). He also wrote and directed Yiddish language dramas.[1]
He directed 32 films between 1933 and 1950, most of which were short films.
He died on December 19, 1964, aged 60 in Palm Springs, California.