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CodeDS/UK/23018
NameOstrer; Maurice (9 May 1896-3 December 1975); British film executive
Variations of NameMaurice Ostravitch
Dates9 May 1896-3 December 1975
GenderMale
Place of Birth/OriginLondon, England
BiographyMaurice Ostrer was a British film executive. He was best known for overseeing the Gainsborough melodramas. He was head of production at Gainsborough Studios from 1943-46. He resigned from the studio in 1946 after a disagreement with J. Arthur Rank who had taken over the studio.

He left the film industry and went to work in textiles.

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