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
  • Battle of Neretva, August 19, 1970 †
As director
  • Almost Angels
  • The Waltz King
  • Escapade in Florence
  • Is Geraldine an Angel?
As editor
  • ''Gunman in the Streets''

    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 – director
  • Foreign Intrigue
  1. The Third Partner – director
  2. The Brotherhood – director
  3. Sabotage – director
  4. Witness at Large – director
  5. The Mills of God – director
  6. Waterfront Story – director
  7. The Trumpet Player – director
  8. International Robbery – director
  9. The Stamp Collector – director
  10. The Jewel Thief - Director
  11. The Poisoned Teacup – director
  12. The Playful Prince – director
  13. Kurt Hallen Story – director
  14. Night Fighter – director
  15. Two Men from Zurich – director
  16. The Broken Wishbone – director
  17. The Concert Pianist – director
  18. The Secret Plane – director
  19. Revenge – director
  20. Full Circle – director
  21. The Diplomat – director
  22. Little Romeo – director
  23. Big Brother – director
  24. Miss Fortune – director
  25. The Reluctant Killer – director
  26. The Beauty – director
  27. First Blush – director
  28. Run Around – director
  29. Delores – director
  • Sherlock Holmes
  1. – director
  2. The Case of the Shoeless Engineer – director
  3. The Case of the Split Ticket – director
  4. The Case of the French Interpreter – director
  5. The Case of the Singing Violin – director
  6. The Case of the Greystone Inscription – director
  7. The Case of the Thistle Killer – director
  8. The Case of the Vanished Detective – director
  9. The Case of the Careless Suffragette – director
  10. The Case of the Reluctant Carpenter – director
  11. The Case of the Christmas Pudding – director
  12. The Night Train Riddle – director
  13. The Case of the Violent Suitor – director
  14. The Case of the Perfect Husband – director
  15. The Case of the Jolly Hangman – director
  16. The Case of the Imposter Mystery – director
  17. The Case of the Eiffel Tower – director
  18. The Case of the Exhumed Client – director
  19. The Case of the Impromptu Performance – director
  20. The Case of the Baker Street Bachelors – director
  21. The Case of the Royal Murder – director
  22. The Case of the Haunted Gainsborough – director
  23. The Case of the Neurotic Detective – director
  24. The Case of the Unlucky Gambler – director
  25. The Case of the Tyrant's Daughter – director
  1. Escapade in Florence: Part 1 – director
  2. Escapade in Florence: Part 2 – director
  3. The Waltz King: Part 1 – director
  4. The Waltz King: Part 2 – director
  5. Almost Angels: Part 1 – director
  6. Almost Angels: Part 2 – director
  • Run for Your Life'
  1. 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.