Biography
Paul Gregory (1920–2015) was an American producer of stage, film and television. Born James Burton Lenhart in Waukee, Iowa, he graduated from Lincoln High School in Des Moines in 1938.
He produced the 1955 film The Night of the Hunter, directed by Charles Laughton, after acquiring the rights to Davis Grubb’s novel. Gregory had previously collaborated with Laughton on Broadway productions and went on to produce seventeen plays in the 1950s and 1960s, including The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial. His other film credit was The Naked and the Dead (1958). He also produced television adaptations and was credited with launching the acting career of James Garner.
