Burt Balaban

Burt Balaban
BornMarch 6, 1922
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedOctober 14, 1965(1965-10-14) (aged 43)
Occupation(s)Film producer and director
Years active1954–1965
FamilyBob Balaban (cousin)
Leonard "Red" Balaban (brother)
Judy Balaban (sister)
A. J. Balaban (uncle)
Elmer Balaban (uncle)

Burt Balaban (March 6, 1922 – October 14, 1965) was an American film producer and director.[1]

Biography

Balaban was born to a Jewish family, the son of Tillie (nee Urkov) from her first marriage, and stepson of Barney Balaban, longtime President of Paramount Pictures.[2] He was the nephew of Elmer Balaban, the nephew of A. J. Balaban, the brother of author Judy Balaban, and the cousin of actor Bob Balaban of Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) and Gosford Park (2001).[3]

He was born in Chicago and graduated from Roanoke College. During World War Two he was a combat photographer with the Marines.[4][5]

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ "Burt Balaban". BFI. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016.
  2. ^ Hodgson, Fred (1943). A Gift to the Nation – Barney Balaban, the American Jew, Who Purchased the Original Bill of Rights as a Gift to His Country. Vol. 13. pp. 9 and 19.
  3. ^ "TCM Schedule for Thursday, September 25, 2014 – What's On Tonight – George C. Scott".
  4. ^ By A.H. WEILER. (October 16, 1960). "BY WAY OF REPORT" New York Times
  5. ^ Tinee, M. (July 31, 1960). "Films leave their mark on youngsters" Chicago Daily Tribune