Michael L. Green(1916-2001)
- Producer
Green was a veteran producer/distributor involved in the film industry
since the 1930s when he was a teenager. In 1972 he formed Variety the
prolific sex film distributor (Flesh Gordon, The Amorous Milkman,
Deadly Weapons, Anita, It Could Happen to You), the same year he and
director Derek Ford founded Blackwater Films. Most of Derek's 1970s
output e.g. Keep It up Jack, Suburban Wives, Sex Express, was either
co-produced by Green or released through Variety. In 1978 Green closed
Variety and with his two sons Nigel and Trevor formed Entertainment
Film Distributors (and later its video arm Entertainment in Video),
which today handles the likes of The Lord of the Rings and is one of
the leading forces in UK distribution. Michael L. Green passed away on
June 17th 2003 aged 84.