Isidor "Bud" Barsky
BornJune 19, 1891
Odesa, Kherson Governorate, Russian Empire
DiedDecember 18, 1967 (aged 76)
Westwood, California, United States
Other namesIsador J. Barsky
Occupation(s)Producer, Writer
Years active1923–1937

Isidor "Bud" Barsky (June 19, 1891 – December 18, 1967) was a screenwriter and film producer active mainly during the silent era.[1] Born 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

References

  1. 1 2 "Bud Barsky; Movie Pioneer". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, CA. December 20, 1967. p. 27. Retrieved March 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. 1 2 3 "Bud Barsky". Daily News. New York, NY. December 20, 1967. p. 672. Retrieved March 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. 1 2 3 "Plan Funeral for Hollywood Film Pioneer". Valley News. Van Niys, CA. December 27, 1967. p. 28. Retrieved March 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ↑ Slide p.28

Bibliography

  • Slide, Anthony. The New Historical Dictionary of the American Film Industry. Routledge, 2014.
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