Burt Balaban

American film producer and director (1922–1965)

Burt Balaban
Born	March 6, 1922 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died	October 14, 1965(1965-10-14) (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)

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

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

References

^ "Burt Balaban". BFI. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016.
^ 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.
^ "TCM Schedule for Thursday, September 25, 2014 – What's On Tonight – George C. Scott".
^ By A.H. WEILER. (October 16, 1960). "BY WAY OF REPORT" New York Times
^ Tinee, M. (July 31, 1960). "Films leave their mark on youngsters" Chicago Daily Tribune