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| Born | Israel Grosbard (1929-01-09)9 January 1929 Antwerp, Belgium |
| Died | 19 March 2012(2012-03-19) (aged 83) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Education | University of Chicago(BA, MA) Yale University |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, film producer, theatre director |
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Israel "Ulu" Grosbard (January 9, 1929 – March 19, 2012) was aBelgian-born, naturalized American theater and film director and film producer.
Born inAntwerp, Grosbard was the son of Rose (Tenenbaum) and Morris Grosbard, the latter of whom worked in business and as a diamond merchant.[1][2][3] Grosbard emigrated toHavana with his family in 1942; they were fleeing the persecution of Jews by the German occupiers of Belgium during World War II. In 1948, they moved to the United States, where he earned aBachelor of Arts and aMaster of Arts from theUniversity of Chicago. He studied at theYale School of Drama for one year before joining the U.S. Army.[4] Grosbard became a naturalized citizen in 1954.[1]
Grosbard gravitated toward theater when he moved toNew York City in the early 1960s. After directingThe Days and Nights of BeeBee Fenstermakeroff-Broadway, he earned his firstBroadway credit withThe Subject Was Roses, for which he was nominated for theTony Award for Best Direction of a Play in 1964. The same year, he won theObie Award for Best Direction, and theDrama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Play for anoff-Broadway revival of theArthur Miller play,A View from the Bridge, for whichDustin Hoffman served as stage manager and assistant director.[5]
Grosbard's additional Broadway credits include Miller'sThe Price;David Mamet'sAmerican Buffalo, which earned him Tony and Drama Desk Award nominations;Woody Allen'sThe Floating Light Bulb; and a revival ofPaddy Chayefsky'sThe Tenth Man.
In Hollywood, Grosbard worked as an assistant director onSplendor in the Grass,West Side Story,The Hustler,The Miracle Worker andThe Pawnbroker.[1] He directed the screen adaptation ofThe Subject Was Roses,Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me?,Straight Time,True Confessions,Falling in Love,Georgia andThe Deep End of the Ocean.
Grosbard was married to actressRose Gregorio from 1965 until his death.[1] Grosbard died on March 19, 2012, at theLangone Medical Center in Manhattan. He was 83.[6]
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