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Albert Band

Albert Band (May 7, 1924 – June 14, 2002) was a French-born American film director and film producer.

Albert Band
Born(1924-05-07)May 7, 1924
Paris, France
DiedJune 14, 2002(2002-06-14) (aged 78)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Other names
  • Alfredo Antonini[1]
  • Artemio Antonini
Occupation(s)Film producer, film director, screenwriter
Years active1951–1996
SpouseJacquelyn Richardson
ChildrenCharles Band
Richard Band
FatherMax Band
RelativesAlex Band (grandson)

He was the son of artist Max Band, father of filmmaker Charles Band and of film composer Richard Band and the grandfather of The Calling frontman Alex Band.

Life and career

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Band was born in Paris, France, the son of Lithuanian Jewish parents Bertha (née Finkelstein) and Max Band, an artist.[2][3] His mother was born in Marijampolė, and his father was from Kudirkos Naumiestis.[4] His family is Jewish.[5] He escaped from Paris to the United States with his family prior to the occupation of France during World War II. He graduated from Hollywood High School.

Interested in film, he became an apprentice at Warner Bros.[6] where he developed contacts eventually becoming an assistant director on John Huston's The Asphalt Jungle,[7] then adapting the story The Red Badge of Courage for Huston's film of the same name.[8]

He made his debut as a producer and director in The Young Guns (1956), combining the two then-popular genres of Westerns and juvenile delinquent films. In the late 1950s, he moved to Europe, producing a variety of films, beginning in Sweden with Face of Fire (1959), based on another of Stephen Crane's stories, The Monster.[7]

Filmography

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Producer

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Director

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Actor

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Writer

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Other

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References

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  1. ^ Rausch, Andrew J. (2015). Fifty Filmmakers: Conversations with Directors from Roger Avary to Steven Zaillian. McFarland. p. 18. ISBN 9780786484096.
  2. ^ "The California Register". 1966.
  3. ^ "Who's who in California". 1976.
  4. ^ "Who's who on the Pacific Coast". Larkin, Roosevelt & Larkin. December 8, 1951 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Brehmer, Nat (September 27, 2021). Puppet Master Complete: A Franchise History. McFarland. ISBN 9781476645193.
  6. ^ Albert Band Interview Rausch, Andrew J. and Dequina, Michael Fifty Filmmakers: Conversations with Directors from Roger Avary to Steven Zaillian McFarland, 2008
  7. ^ a b "Albert Band, 78; Producer, Director Worked With Huston". Los Angeles Times. June 29, 2002. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  8. ^ Jay, Dave; Wilson, William S.; Dewi, Torsten (2017). It Came From The Video Aisle!. Schiffer Publishing. p. 10. ISBN 9780764354106.
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