Isidor "Bud" Barsky (June 19, 1891 – December 18, 1967) was a screenwriter and film producer active mainly during the silent era.[1]
Isidor "Bud" Barsky | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 19, 1891 |
| Died | December 18, 1967 (aged 76) |
| Other names | Isador J. Barsky |
| Occupation(s) | Producer, Writer |
| Years active | 1923–1937 |
Biography and career
editBorn in Ukraine in what was then part of the Russian Empire, he emigrated to the United States as a young man and grew up in New York.[2] At age 15, he toured Alaska's gold fields with a musical troupe.[2][3] During the First World War, he served in the Signal Corps.[3] He founded the eponymous Bud Barsky Corporation in 1924, which concentrated mainly on action and western films.[4] He also directed one film, The Coast Patrol, in 1925. In the 1930s he was the general manager of Columbia Pictures, and he was a producer at MGM, Warner Bros., and Grand National.[1] He died at the UCLA Medical Center in 1967.[2][3]
Selected filmography
edit- Slow as Lightning (1923)
- South of the Equator (1924)
- Pride of Sunshine Alley (1924)
- The Coast Patrol (1925)
- Savages of the Sea (1925)
- The Speed Demon (1925)
- Makers of Men (1925)
- He Who Laughs Last (1925)
- The Law of the Snow Country (1926)
- Blue Streak O'Neil (1926)
- The Roaring Road (1926)
- The Fighting Ranger (1926)
- Shadows of Chinatown (1926)
- Rider of the Law (1927)
- Roaring Guns (1927)
- The Star Witness (1931)
- Wallaby Jim of the Islands (1937)
References
edit- ^ a b "Bud Barsky; Movie Pioneer". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, CA. December 20, 1967. p. 27. Retrieved March 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c "Bud Barsky". Daily News. New York, NY. December 20, 1967. p. 672. Retrieved March 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c "Plan Funeral for Hollywood Film Pioneer". Valley News. Van Niys, CA. December 27, 1967. p. 28. Retrieved March 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Slide p.28
Bibliography
edit- Slide, Anthony. The New Historical Dictionary of the American Film Industry. Routledge, 2014.
External links
edit- Bud Barsky at IMDb
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