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Burt Balaban (March 6, 1922 – October 14, 1965) was an American film producer and director.[1]
Burt Balaban | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 6, 1922 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | October 14, 1965 (aged 43) |
| Occupation(s) | Film producer and director |
| Years active | 1954–1965 |
| Family | Bob Balaban (cousin) Leonard "Red" Balaban (brother) Judy Balaban (sister) A. J. Balaban (uncle) Elmer Balaban (uncle) |
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]
- Phantom Caravan (1954) – executive producer
- The Sergeant and the Spy (TV movie) (1954) (producer)
- Amiable Lady (1954) (TV movie) (producer)
- The Lie (1954) (TV movie) (producer)
- Double Barrel Miracle (1954) (TV movie) – producer
- Stranger from Venus (1954) a.k.a. Immediate Disaster – producer, director
- Diplomatic Passport (1954) – producer
- Eight Witnesses (1954) (TV) – executive producer
- Lady of Vengeance (1957) – producer, director
- High Hell (1958) – producer, director
- Murder, Inc. (1960) – producer, director
- Mad Dog Coll (1961) – director
- The Gentle Rain (1966) – producer, director
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