From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Henry Koster (May 1, 1905 – September 21, 1988) was born Hermann Kosterlitz in Berlin, Germany. He became a film director and later moved to Hollywood. Koster's father, a salesman, left home when Henry was a young man. Koster still managed to finish gymnasium (high school) in Berlin while working as short story writer and cartoonist. Description above from the Wikipedia article Henry Koster, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. ​