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Isidor "Bud" Barsky
Isidor "Bud" Barsky
Born	June 19, 1891; Odesa, Kherson Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	December 18, 1967 (aged 76); Westwood, California, United States
Other names	Isador J. Barsky
Occupation(s)	Producer, Writer
Years active	1923–1937

Isidor "Bud" Barsky (June 19, 1891 – December 18, 1967) was a screenwriter and film producer active mainly during the silent era.^[1]

Biography and career

Born in Ukraine in what was then part of the Russian Empire, he emigrated to the United States as a young man and grew up in New York.^[2] At age 15, he toured Alaska's gold fields with a musical troupe.^[2]^[3] During the First World War, he served in the Signal Corps.^[3] He founded the eponymous Bud Barsky Corporation in 1924, which concentrated mainly on action and western films.^[4] He also directed one film, The Coast Patrol, in 1925. In the 1930s he was the general manager of Columbia Pictures, and he was a producer at MGM, Warner Bros., and Grand National.^[1] He died at the UCLA Medical Center in 1967.^[2]^[3]

^ ^a ^b "Bud Barsky; Movie Pioneer". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, CA. December 20, 1967. p. 27. Retrieved March 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Bud Barsky". Daily News. New York, NY. December 20, 1967. p. 672. Retrieved March 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Plan Funeral for Hollywood Film Pioneer". Valley News. Van Niys, CA. December 27, 1967. p. 28. Retrieved March 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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