Joseph Kipness was born on April 5, 1911 in Odessa, Odessa uyezd, Kherson Governorate, Russian Empire. He was a producer, known for
Applause (1973) and
The Arthur Murray Party (1950). He was married to Helen Hilda Wertheim, Sylvia Schuster and Jane Kipness. He died on November 18, 1982 in New York City, New York, USA.