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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.
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 Byram...
Barney Balaban - YouTube. 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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His uncle Barney Balaban was president of Paramount Pictures for nearly 30 years from 1936 to 1964. His maternal grandmother's second husband, Sam Katz, was a vice president at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer beginning in 1936.
Its secretary, Barney Balaban, eventually became president of Paramount Pictures. Beginning in 1939, Balaban and Katz, along with parent company Paramount, was involved in the early development of the television broadcasting industry.
BALABAN, Barney. 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.
Eldest of the seven sons of a Russian immigrant who ran a grocery store on Chicago’s West Side, Barney Balaban got into cinema in the days of the nickelodeon.
