Steve Previn


Stephen Wolf Previn was a German-born American director of television episodes and feature films and film production executive. Previn began his film career in 1943 as an editor for MGM and later Universal Studios. In 1950, he moved to Europe. Previn directed numerous television series, and a decade later, directed several features for Walt Disney in Europe.
In 1965 he went to work for Eon Productions in London as a television executive and in 1966 joined Paramount London as a film executive. In 1970 he segued to Commonwealth United Entertainment, Inc., as a production executive and also freelanced in Europe on several films.
While living in London, Previn, in the 1970s, served as the English Representative and Production Executive for American International Pictures.
He was the brother of musician André Previn and second cousin once-removed of American-born film composer Charles Previn.

Filmography

As production executive
As producer
As directorAlmost Angels The Waltz King Escapade in Florence Is Geraldine an Angel?
As editor

Television

Captain Video and His Video Rangers
  1. In the Clutches of the Klaw – director
  2. Shipwrecked – director
  3. Birth of the 'Galaxy – director
  4. Operation Micromail – director
  5. Operation Venus – director
  6. Space Race – director
  7. The Threat of the Rogue World – director
  8. The Green King – directorForeign Intrigue
  9. The Third Partner – director
  10. The Brotherhood – director
  11. Sabotage – director
  12. Witness at Large – director
  13. The Mills of God – director
  14. Waterfront Story – director
  15. The Trumpet Player – director
  16. International Robbery – director
  17. The Stamp Collector – director
  18. The Jewel Thief - Director
  19. The Poisoned Teacup – director
  20. The Playful Prince – director
  21. Kurt Hallen Story – director
  22. Night Fighter – director
  23. Two Men from Zurich – director
  24. The Broken Wishbone – director
  25. The Concert Pianist – director
  26. The Secret Plane – director
  27. Revenge – director
  28. Full Circle – director
  29. The Diplomat – director
  30. Little Romeo – director
  31. Big Brother – director
  32. Miss Fortune – director
  33. The Reluctant Killer – director
  34. The Beauty – director
  35. First Blush – director
  36. Run Around – director
  37. Delores – directorSherlock Holmes
  38. – director
  39. The Case of the Shoeless Engineer – director
  40. The Case of the Split Ticket – director
  41. The Case of the French Interpreter – director
  42. The Case of the Singing Violin – director
  43. The Case of the Greystone Inscription – director
  44. The Case of the Thistle Killer – director
  45. The Case of the Vanished Detective – director
  46. The Case of the Careless Suffragette – director
  47. The Case of the Reluctant Carpenter – director
  48. The Case of the Christmas Pudding – director
  49. The Night Train Riddle – director
  50. The Case of the Violent Suitor – director
  51. The Case of the Perfect Husband – director
  52. The Case of the Jolly Hangman – director
  53. The Case of the Imposter Mystery – director
  54. The Case of the Eiffel Tower – director
  55. The Case of the Exhumed Client – director
  56. The Case of the Impromptu Performance – director
  57. The Case of the Baker Street Bachelors – director
  58. The Case of the Royal Murder – director
  59. The Case of the Haunted Gainsborough – director
  60. The Case of the Neurotic Detective – director
  61. The Case of the Unlucky Gambler – director
  62. The Case of the Tyrant's Daughter – directorWalt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
  63. Escapade in Florence: Part 1 – director
  64. Escapade in Florence: Part 2 – director
  65. The Waltz King: Part 1 – director
  66. The Waltz King: Part 2 – director
  67. Almost Angels: Part 1 – director
  68. Almost Angels: Part 2 – directorRun for Your Life'
  69. How to Sell Your Soul for Fun and Profit – director

Immigration to the United States

Steve's father, Jack Previn, had been a lawyer and notary in Germany before fleeing from the Nazis to the United States. Steve Previn steamed aboard the from Hamburg, Germany to New York from January 16, 1936, to January 24, 1936, to join a family friend in New York, Rudolph Polk, a concert violinist who, at the time, lived at 35 West 81st Street in Manhattan.
Steve's immediate family — Jacob, Charlotte, Leonore, and Andreas Priwin - steamed aboard the from Le Havre, France to New York City, arriving October 27, 1938. Jacob Priwin listed his cousin, Leo Previn, as his U.S. contact. Charlotte, Andreas, and Leonore then sailed from New York to Los Angeles from November 26, 1938, to December 11, 1938, aboard the SS City of Newport News.
In Los Angeles, Jack Previn turned a hobby as a musician into a career as a music teacher.
Steve Previn was married to Elizabeth Previn. They had a son, Nicholas Previn.