Isidor "Bud" Barsky
BornJune 19, 1891
DiedDecember 18, 1967 (aged 76)
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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