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Pandro Berman Obit

Pandro Berman, the Hollywood producer of classic movies ranging from the Astaire/Rogers musicals of the 1930's to "Blackboard Jungle" in 1955 and "Butterfield 8" in 1960, died over the weekend. Robert talks with Richard Jewell, Hugh Hefner professor of American Film and Associate Dean of University of Southern California School of Cinema and Televison, about Mr. Berman's career.

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