- Working on the screenplay for his adaptation of Pierre Lemaitre's best selling thriller novel "Alex". (2014)
- Walked away from his adaptation of James Ellroy's best selling novel "The Black Dahlia" when he realized he was not going to have complete freedom and creative control of the film (The Black Dahlia (2006)).
- The son of a businessman and a Broadway producer.
- Over the years he has optioned several novels with the intention of directing them himself. Some of the books were turned into movies but were directed by other talents. The literary properties are Walter Wager's "Telefon","which he produced for MGM, James Ellroy's "The Black Dahlia" (for which he received an executive producer credit), Robert Clark's "Mr. White's Confession", Robert Ward's "Four Kinds of Rain", Peter Blauner's "Casino Moon" and Clark Howard's "The Killings".
- Was one the first people to recognize the talent of then-unknown Stanley Kubrick. Harris liked his film Killer's Kiss (1955) and immediately formed Harris-Kubrick Pictures partnership with him, which produced three critically praised films: The Killing (1956), Paths of Glory (1957) and Lolita (1962). This trio of motion pictures kick-started Kubrick's career & put him on the map. But Kubrick and Harris later parted ways when, inspired by Kubrick, Harris decided to go into directing himself.
- Immensely enjoyed working with Dennis Hopper on "Boiling Point".
- Began his film career in sales and distribution.
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