Jack H. Harris

Jack Henry Harris is an American film producer, distributor and actor, who produced films including The Blob , 4D Man , and Equinox .

Harris was born to a Jewish family in Philadelphia, the son of Sara and Benny Ostravsky. His mother was from Romania and his father from Poland. His father changed the family surname to Harris. Harris started his career in the show business as a vaudeville performer in Gus Edwards Kiddie Revue when he was six years old. He would later work in a theatre as an usher, in a publicity department, and in the distribution field, finally later taking up producing. Harris is credited with coming up with the original motivation for his 1958 film, The Blob. Harris has also done work for the TV series Its About Time, and The Twilight Zone.

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