Background
Grosbard, Ulu was born on January 9, 1929 in Antwerp, Belgium. Son of Morris and Rose (Tennenbaum) Grosbard. came to the United States, 1948.
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Ulu Grosbard
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Bachelor of Arts, University of Chicago, 1950; Master of Arts, University of Chicago, 1952; postgraduate, Yale University School Drama, 1952-1953.
Career
Grosbard emigrated to Havana with his family in 1942. They were fleeing the persecution of Jews by the German occupiers of Belgium during World World War World War II In 1948, they moved to the United States, where he earned Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees from the University of Chicago. Grosbard became a naturalized citizen in 1954.
Grosbard gravitated towards theatre when he relocated to New York City in the early 1960s.
In Hollywood, Grosbard worked as an assistant director on Splendor in the Grass, West Side Story, The Hustler, The Miracle Worker, and The Pawnbroker before helming the screen adaptation of The Subject Was Roses on his own. Additional screen credits include Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Maine? Personal life
Grosbard was married to actress Rose Gregorio from 1965 to his death.
Grosbard died on 19 March 2012 at the Langone Medical Center in Manhattan. He was 83.
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Signed By Martin Sheen - Jack Albertson - Martha Scott /// Playbill for The Subject Was Roses
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Signed By Martin Sheen - Jack Albertson - Martha Scott /// Playbill for The Subject Was Roses
Membership
Served with United States Army, 1953-1955. Member Directors Guild American, Society Directors and Choreographers.
Connections
Married Rose Gregorio, February 25, 1965.
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