Burt Balaban
Burt Balaban was an American film producer and director.Biography
Balaban was born to a Jewish family, the son of Tillie from her first marriage, and stepson of Barney Balaban. 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 and Gosford Park.
He was born in Chicago and graduated from Roanoke College. During World War Two he was a combat photographer with the Marines.Selected filmography
