Earl St. John

Earl St. John
Born(1892-06-14)June 14, 1892
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
DiedFebruary 26, 1968(1968-02-26) (aged 75)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationFilm producer
Years active1950–1964
Known forExecutive producer, Rank Organisation

Earl St. John (14 June 1892 – 26 February 1968) was an American film producer in overall charge of production for The Rank Organisation at Pinewood Studios from 1950 to 1964, and was credited as executive producer on 131 films. He was known as the "Earl of Pinewood".[1] John Davis of Rank called him "the greatest showman that The Rank Organisation has ever had, and probably the greatest showman to have lived in this country. "[2]

  1. ^ Falk, Quentin (1987). The golden gong : fifty years of the Rank Organisation, its films and its stars. Columbus Books Falk. p. 103.
  2. ^ "Long Shots". Kinematograph Weekly. 20 September 1962. p. 4.