Emigrated to the USA with his family when he was still an infant

Began working in the theater and in TV in the 1940s

Entered the film industry

Was one of the co-founders, along with director Tony Richardson and playwright/screenwriter John Osborne, of the production company, Woodfall Film Productions

Provided story basis for the screenplay of the film, "The Iron Petticoat"

Produced first film, "Look Back in Anger"

First screen credit as "executive producer", "Saturday Night and Sunday Morning"

Formed Eon Productions with Albert R. "Cubby" Broccoli

Produced (with Broccoli) the first of the James Bond films, "Dr. No"

Produced (without Albert Broccoli) the first of three spy films featuring the character of Harry Palmer, "The Ipcress File"

Formed another production company (without Broccoli), Lowndes Productions; first production, "Funeral in Berlin" (1966), a sequel to "The Ipcress File"

Formed another company with Broccoli for film production and distribution, Danjaq S.A.

Produced last James Bond film, "The Man with the Golden Gun"; was also last producing collaboration with Albert Broccoli

Sold interest in Danjaq to United Artists, which had distributed the James Bond films

Produced first film in six years, "Nijinsky"

Cut down his activities after suffering a stroke

Produced the short-lived Broadway play, "A Little Family Business", starring Angela Lansbury and John McMartin

Produced another film eight years later, his last, "Dom Za Vesanje/Time of the Gypsies", a British-Yugoslavian co-production