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Paul Bern (born Paul Levy; December 3, 1889 – September 5, 1932) was a German-born American film director, screenwriter, and producer for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, where he became the assistant to Irving Thalberg. He helped launch the career of Jean Harlow, whom he married in July 1932; two months later, he was found dead of a gunshot wound, leaving what appeared to be a suicide note. Various alternative theories of his death have been proposed. Film producer Samuel Marx believed that he was killed by his ex-common-law wife Dorothy Millette, who jumped to her death from a ferry days afterward.

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Born	Paul Levy 3 December 1889 Wandsbek, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Died	5 September 1932 (aged 42) Beverly Hills, California
Zodiac	Sagittarius
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Jean Harlow 1911-1937 Actress · m. 1932 info edit

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Louis B. Mayer · Friend · 1884-1957 · Film producer edit info

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Irving Thalberg · Friend · 1899-1936 · Film producer edit info

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Sally Rand 1904-1979 American actor and dancer info edit view couple »

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Olive Borden 1907-1947 American, Actress info edit view couple »

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Mary Duncan 1894-1993 American, Actress info edit view couple »

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Jeanette Loff 1906-1942 American actress info edit view couple »

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Dorothy Millette -1932 Actress info edit view couple »

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Barbara La Marr 1896-1926 American actress info edit view couple »

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Mabel Normand 1892-1930 Silent film actress info edit view couple »

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Estelle Taylor 1894-1958 American, Actress info edit view couple »

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