Samuel Bronston

Samuel Bronston (né Bronstein; 7 August 1908 – 12 January 1994) was a Bessarabian-born American film producer and media executive. His films have earned a total of seven Academy Award nominations. Born in Bessarabia, Russian Empire (present-day Moldova), Bronston immigrated to the United States in 1937. A year later, he met James Roosevelt, the son of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and moved to Los Angeles.