After US Army service in World War II, Lawrence started a New Orleans drive-in theatre in 1948.

[1] Like other drive-in owners, the Woolners advanced money to low-budget B picture producers to finance their product.

Bernard Woolner produced the financially successful Attack of the 50 Foot Woman in 1958.

[4] Lawrence later became a partner in Corman's New World Pictures in 1970 as President in charge of Sales and Distribution, but left with two other members of New World to join Kinney National Company, which would later become Warner Communications, and form Dimension Pictures in 1971.

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