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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. Life and career.
Mar 8, 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...
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...
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.
Mar 17, 2003 · Barney Balaban, president and co-founder of the Balaban & Katz corporation in Chicago, was elected president of Paramount Pictures, Inc., yesterday at a special meeting of the Paramount directors in New York.
Sep 6, 2010 · Barney Balaban (June 8, 1887 – March 7, 1971) was president of Paramount Pictures from 1936 to 1964, and innovator in the cinema industry. Uptown residents may recognize his name from the famous Balaban and Katz company, which built the Uptown Theatre.
Leonard H. Goldenson on Paramount head Barney Balaban and his early association with DuMont television
