Joseph Burstyn
Joseph Burstyn (born Jossel Lejba Bursztyn; December 15, 1899 – November 29, 1953) was a Polish-American film distributor who specialized in the commercial release of foreign-language and American independent film productions.
Life and career
Burstyn was born as Jossel Bursztyn to a Jewish family in
His most famous releases include
Joseph Burstyn Inc. vs. Wilson
From 1951-53, Burstyn was at the center of
The court decision determined that certain provisions of the
Death
Burstyn died in November 1953 of a coronary thrombosis during a TWA flight from New York to Rome.[4][6] He collapsed several hours after the plane took off from Gander, Newfoundland. He was dead when the plane landed at Shannon Airport in Ireland.[7]
Films distributed by Burstyn
- Films distributed by Mayer and Burstyn (1933–48)
- Bicycle Thieves (1948)
- The Quiet One (1948)
- Lo Tafhidenu/The Illegals (1948) documentary in Hebrew directed by Meyer Levin
- Paris 1900 (1947)
- Shakuntala (1947)
- Paisan (1946)
- The Battle of the Rails (1946)
- Rome, Open City (1945)
- Marie-Louise (1944)
- Portrait of a Woman (1944)
- Hymn of the Nations (1944)
- The Forgotten Village (1941)
- Lights Out in Europe (1940)
- Louise (1939)
- Crisis (1939)
- Katia (1938)
- Ballerina (1937) English title of Le morte du cygne
- La guerre des gosses (1937) French version of War of the Buttons directed by Jacques Daroy
- Pépé le Moko (1937)
- The Lower Depths (1936)
- Women's Club (1936)
- Die ewige Maske(1935)
- Whirlpool of Desire (1935), French film Remous directed by Edmond T. Gréville
- Song of the Streets(1933)
- Films distributed by Joseph Burstyn Inc. (1950-55)
- Stella (1955)
- Romantic Youth (1954)
- Tanga-Tika (1953)
- Little Fugitive (1953)
- Fear and Desire (1953)
- Umberto D. (1952)
- Savage Triangle (1951) English version of Le garcon sauvage
- Miracle in Milan (1951)
- Ways of Love (1950)
- The Flowers of St. Francis (1950)
- Side Street Story (1950)
- Tomorrow Is Too Late (1950)
- Justice Is Done (1950)
- The Berliner (1948)
- A Day in the Country(1936) 1950 US release
- Jofroi (1934) 1950 US re-release
- À Nous la Liberté (1931) 1954 US re-release
References
- ^ JewishGen, "Sokoly Births 1826-30,32,34,39-41,46,48-49,51,53,59,63,65,67,69-72,75,78,80 Marriages 1826-29,34,39-41,46,48-49,51,53,59,63,67,69-72,75,78,80 Deaths 1826-30,34,39-41,46,48-49,51,53,59,63,67,70-72,75,78,80"
- ^ Jossel Lejba Bursztyn, New York, Passenger Lists, 18201957
- ^ New York, State and Federal Naturalization Records, 1794-1940
- ^ a b c “Burstyn, Film Man, Dies on Sea Flight”, New York Times, November 30, 1953 (fee access required)
- ^ Jowett, G. (1996). "A significant medium for the communication of ideas": The Miracle decision and the decline of motion picture censorship, 1952–1968. Movie censorship and American culture, pgs. 258–276. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press
- ^ "Obituaries", Time Magazine, December 7, 1953
- ^ Reports of Deaths of American Citizens Abroad, 1835–1974
Wittern-Keller, Laura and Raymond J. Haberski, Jr. The Miracle Case: Film Censorship and the Supreme Court.University Press of Kansas, 2008.