Overview
- Obituaries published on Jan. 29 report that Kornberg died on Jan. 3 at age 75.
- He rose from story analyst posts at Carson, Fox and Universal to senior vice president of production at Universal, helping shepherd major films.
- His credits span decades, including The Mummy, King Kong, Psycho, the Paddington films and executive producer on Hacksaw Ridge.
- Diagnosed with Adult Polyglucosan Body Disease in 2001, he experienced progressive mobility loss yet kept working.
- He returned to story analysis at Universal, contributed as an uncredited and consulting producer for Canal Plus, and inspired tributes on a memorial webpage while also teaching at USC’s Stark Producing Program.