Joe Baltake
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Joe Baltake | |
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 Joe Baltake, September 2004 | |
| Born | Joseph John Baltake Jr. September 16, 1945 |
| Died | March 26, 2020 (aged 74) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Rutgers University |
| Occupation | Film critic |
| Years active | 1969–2004 |
| Employer(s) | Print media (Gannett, Knight-Ridder, and McClatchy newspapers) |
| Spouse |
Susan Baltake (m. 1984) |
| Website | thepassionatemoviegoer |
Joseph John Baltake Jr. (September 16, 1945 – March 26, 2020) was an American
Career
Baltake's film reviewing career started at
Bibliography
Film books he has written or edited include The Films of Jack Lemmon and its update, Jack Lemmon: His Films and Career, published in 1977 and 1986, respectively, in the United States by
Videography
Baltake has contributed commentaries to several DVD sets,
Accolades and honors
Writing awards given to Baltake included one from the Philadelphia Motion Picture Preview Group for "Honesty in Criticism" in 1986; "Best Commentary" award from the Society of Professional Journalists, for a review of the 1994 documentary, Hoop Dreams in 1995, and the "Outstanding Achievement" award from the Performing Animal Welfare Society/PAWS, in 1995 for "sensitive coverage of animal use in films" in a column on the mistreatment of animals, both simulated and real, on-screen.[citation needed]
Personal life
A graduate of Rutgers University, Baltake was married to Susan Baltake, the founder of Grove Street Solutions, a consulting-marketing firm. He died of multiple myeloma on March 26, 2020.[4]
Footnotes
- ^ "The Films of Jack Lemmon" (Citadel Press, 1977) and "Jack Lemmon: His Films and Career" (Columbus Books, 1986)
- ^ Pages 301-304, with illustration (Charles Scribner's Sons/ Thomas-Gale, 2004)
- ^ "The Jack Lemmon Film Collection" (Sony, 2011) and "The Apartment" collector edition (Fox, 2008)
- ^ "Joe Baltake, former film critic for Philadelphia Daily News, Sacramento Bee, dies at 74".
- Review of The Jack Lemmon Film Collection, June 12, 2 009[permanent dead link]
- Review of The Apartment: Collector's Edition, February 6, 2008
- Chris Lemmon's A Twist of Lemmon
- Nick Dawson's Being Hal Ashby: Life of a Hollywood Rebel