• Jennings Lang (May 28, 1915, New York City – May 29, 1996, Palm Desert, California) was an American film producer, screenwriter, and actor. Lang was born...
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    producer Walter Wanger, shot and injured her agent Jennings Lang. Wanger suspected that she and Lang were having an affair, a charge which she adamantly...
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  • Athlete Harry Shearer as (voice) announcer Jeffrey Marx It took producer Jennings Lang a number of years to get permission from Air France to use the Concorde...
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  • directed by Jerry Jameson, produced by William Frye, executive produced by Jennings Lang with a screenplay by Michael Scheff and David Spector. The plot concerns...
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  • directed by Jack Smight, produced by William Frye, executive produced by Jennings Lang, and written by Don Ingalls. The film stars Charlton Heston, Karen Black...
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  • career as a pianist on more than 2500 film scores. Lang was one of two sons born to publicists Jennings Lang and Flora Pam Friedheim. He was also raised in...
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    producer Jennings Lang, and they remained together until his death in 1996. They had three children, including screenwriter/producer-director Rocky Lang and...
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  • the script's violent nature led him to turn it down. When producer Jennings Lang initially could not find an actor to take the role of Callahan, he sold...
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  • patriarch who allows cameras in his Arizona home. Real-life producer Jennings Lang also has an acting role in Real Life. Documentary film producer Albert...
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  • Universal executive producer Jennings Lang took over development, bringing Mark Robson aboard as producer and director. Lang scored a coup when he was able...
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  • Airport by Arthur Hailey Produced by Ross Hunter (1) William Frye (2-3) Jennings Lang (4) Starring Burt Lancaster George Kennedy Charlton Heston Alain Delon...
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  • Janie Clint Eastwood was given a copy of the 1966 novel by producer Jennings Lang, and was engrossed throughout the night in reading it. This was the...
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  • water and it could have been inexpensively made", said co-producer Jennings Lang. "But we decided that it would be cheating the public to do a pirate...
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    Howard (1915–1963), singer Betty Hutton (1921–2007), singer and actress Jennings Lang (1915–1996), film producer Andrea Leeds (1914–1984), actress Benjamin...
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  • the Lash 23 Patrick Cargill 77 UK Actor Father, Dear Father Help! 29 Jennings Lang 81 US Producer High Plains Drifter Earthquake 29 Jeremy Sinden 45 UK...
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  • Polonsky Written by Abraham Polonsky Harry Lawton (book) Produced by Jennings Lang Philip A. Waxman Starring Robert Redford Katharine Ross Robert Blake...
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  • Directed by Jeremy Paul Kagan Written by David S. Ward Produced by Jennings Lang Starring Jackie Gleason Mac Davis Teri Garr Karl Malden Oliver Reed...
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  • "Naco" Clint Ritchie as Deputy Calvin Eastwood was given the script by Jennings Lang, written by novelist Elmore Leonard. Originally called The Sinola Courthouse...
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  • Hamilton Charlton Heston Craig Hill Glynis Johns Harmon Jones Elia Kazan Jennings Lang Tom Laughlin Sergio Leone Gina Lollobrigida Jack Lord George Maharis...
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  • Walter Bernstein Written by Walter Bernstein Damon Runyon Produced by Jennings Lang Walter Matthau Starring Walter Matthau Julie Andrews Tony Curtis Bob...
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  • $1 million, more than doubling his previous salary. Jennings Lang was responsible for the deal. Lang was a former agent of Don Siegel, a Universal contract...
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  • Sanford Sheldon Richard Levinson William Link Tommy Cook Produced by Jennings Lang Starring George Segal Richard Widmark Timothy Bottoms Harry Guardino...
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    agent Jennings Lang was shot by producer Walter Wanger for having an affair with Wanger's wife, actress Joan Bennett. During the affair, Lang used a...
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  • headlines for shooting at Jennings Lang, agent of Wanger's wife Joan Bennett. Formerly the vice president of the Jaffe Agency, Lang had become the head of...
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    agent Jennings Lang. On the afternoon of December 13, 1951, Wanger shot Lang twice after having spotted him with Bennett in a parking lot near MCA. Lang survived...
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    receiving an offer of $1 million – more than double his previous salary. Jennings Lang arranged for Eastwood to meet Don Siegel, a Universal contract director...
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  • Leonard Stern Based on Get Smart by Mel Brooks and Buck Henry Produced by Jennings Lang Starring Don Adams Sylvia Kristel Rhonda Fleming Dana Elcar Pamela Hensley...
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    dropping out of high school, Jennings transformed himself into one of American television's most prominent journalists. Jennings started his career early...
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    shouldn't we give George that kind of deal?" said studio executive Jennings Lang. "He's the complete filmmaker. He can put a blank piece of paper in...
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    Drama. December 12, 1969 Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here co-produced by Jennings Lang Productions and Philip A. Waxman Productions Inc. December 19, 1969...
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