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Konstantin Kalser

Konstantin Kalser, German-American film producer and advertising executive (died 1994)

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Born
September 4, 1920
Died
July 30, 1994
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1920

About Konstantin Kalser

Konstantin Kalser was a German-American film producer and advertising executive. He won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film in 1957 with Crashing the Water Barrier. In 1948, Kalser founded the film production company Marathon International Productions. At Marathon, Kalser produced some of the first newsreels intended for television and filmed the 1948 Winter Olympics for DuMont Television Network, the first to be broadcast on American television. He won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film (then entitled "Best Short Subject, One-reel") in 1957 with Crashing the Water Barrier. Crashing the Water Barrier was a one-reeler documentary on British speedboat racer Donald Campbell's successful effort to break a speed record.

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Konstantin Kalser timeline

  1. In 1948, Kalser founded the film production company Marathon International Productions.
  2. At Marathon, Kalser produced some of the first newsreels intended for television and filmed the 1948 Winter Olympics for DuMont Television Network, the first to be broadcast on American television.
  3. He won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film (then entitled "Best Short Subject, One-reel") in 1957 with Crashing the Water Barrier.
  4. He won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film in 1957 with Crashing the Water Barrier.

The world when Konstantin Kalser was born

Konstantin Kalser was born in 1920. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1920

  • #1 song"Swanee" – Al Jolson
  • Top movieThe Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
  • Best-selling bookThe Age of Innocence – Edith Wharton

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBabe Ruth sold to the New York Yankees
  • Top headlineWomen win the right to vote with the 19th Amendment
  • Technology milestoneFirst commercial radio broadcasts
  • Defining fadFlappers and the Jazz Age
  • Notable inventionBand-Aid adhesive bandages
  • World population1.86 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • Sports championCleveland Indians (World Series)
  • U.S. population106.0M

1920 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Konstantin Kalser's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19202026
Gas$0.30$3.45/gal
Average home$6,296$435,000
Average income$3,269$67,500
Movie ticket$0.15$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population106.0M341 million

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