Peter Levathes was born on July 28, 1911 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a producer, known for Crusade in Europe (1949). He was married to Christine Chakeres. He died on January 9, 2002 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
During World War II, he was a special agent with the F.B.I. assigned to
Brazil, where he helped with surveillance of German military operations
in Latin America.
Attended Harvard University and graduated from George Washington
University. He had a master's degree in romance languages and studied
law at Georgetown University.
Put together a groundbreaking television news documentary, Crusade in Europe (1949), a
26-part series based on Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower's World War II book. After the
series, he took a leave of absence from Fox to serve as a television
consultant to Citizens for Eisenhower, promoting the Eisenhower
presidential candidacy in 1952.
Was the executive vice president in charge of worldwide production for
Twentieth Century Fox during most of the 1950s and 1960s.