Edward Muhl
Edward Muhl | |
|---|---|
| Born | Edward Ellsworth Muhl February 17, 1907 |
| Died | April 22, 2001 (age 94) Los Angeles, California |
| Years active | 1927–1973 |
| Employer | Universal Studios (1927–1973) |
| Spouse |
Barbara Bean
(m. 1926; died 1995) |
| Relatives | Erica Muhl (daughter) Taylor Muhl (granddaughter) |
Edward Ellsworth Muhl (February 17, 1907 – April 22, 2001) was an American businessman and executive best known for serving as the head of production for Universal Pictures from 1953 until his retirement in 1973.
According to one writer, he played key roles in some of the studio's most important decisions. Muhl's contributions range from the technical (he was instrumental in persuading studio heads to shoot most of their films in Technicolor rather than the cheaper black-and-white) to the purely business (he made the deal that allowed MCA to purchase Universal in the early 1960s).