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Barney Balaban (June 8, 1887 – March 7, 1971) was an American film executive who was the president of Paramount Pictures from 1936 to 1964 and an innovator in the cinema industry.
11 lug 2023 · For all the popularity of cinema at the beginning of the twentieth century, revenues of movie theaters depended for a long time on the year season. In summer...
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8 mar 1971 · BYRAM, Conn., March 7—Barney Balaban, honorary chairman of Paramount Pictured Corporation and a leader in the film industry since 1936, died today after a short illness at his home, 251...
Barney Balaban - Writer. Theater Chain Owner, Producer. Nationality: American. Born : 8 June 1887 in Chicago, Illinois. Education : Attended local schools. Family : Married Tillie Urkov, 1929; son Leonard, daughter Judith. Career : After working in his immigrant father's grocery store, was hired by Western Union as a messenger; later was chief ...
14 ago 2017 · Barney Balaban understood the business inside out. Trained as an accountant, he was “a devil with figures.” He watched 250 movies a year, international and domestic, those of Paramount and all their competitors. Every Monday morning he reviewed the week’s box office take.
6 dic 2021 · Barney Balaban and his brother-in-law Sam Katz figured out how to win back patrons. They used powerful fans blowing over cakes of ice in washtubs to keep them pleasantly cool.
15 gen 2013 · In episode seven of TCM's Moguls and Movie Stars, Bob Balaban recalls the reaction of his uncle, longtime Paramount executive Barney Balaban, to his performance in Midnight Cowboy.
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