Paul Bern, German-American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1889)

Paul Bern

German-born American film director, screenwriter, and producer (1889–1932)

Paul Bern was a German-born American film director, screenwriter and producer for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), where he became the assistant to producer Irving Thalberg. He helped launch the career of Jean Harlow, whom he married in July 1932; two months later, he was found dead…