Richard Baskin
Richard Baskin | |
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| Born | Aaron Richard Baskin December 1, 1948 |
| Occupation(s) | Film producer, film composer |
| Partner | Barbra Streisand (1983–1987) |
| Parent(s) | Burt Baskin, Shirley Baskin |
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Aaron Richard Baskin (born December 1, 1948)
In the mid-1990's, he was a pioneer of streaming video, and co-founded Intertainer, the first broadband video-on-demand program service in the U.S. While serving as chairman of that company, he co-authored key patents and technology fundamental to streaming video that are widely used today in all major streaming services. He is a long-time environmental activist, and founding board director of the LA Waterkeeper, and other private philanthropies. He lives in Santa Monica, California, and Sun Valley, Idaho.
Biography
Personal life
Baskin was born to a Jewish family in Pasadena, California, to the Baskin-Robbins co-founder Burt Baskin and his wife Shirley Robbins (sister of co-founder Irv Robbins).[2] His mother remarried to Isadore Familian.[3] His sister Edie Baskin was a photographer for Saturday Night Live during the 1970s.[4]
Baskin was in a relationship with Barbra Streisand from November 1983 to October 1987.
Career
Two years after Nashville was released, Baskin was the musical guest on the March 12, 1977, episode during the
In 1985, Baskin produced and arranged tracks on Barbra Streisand's
Footnotes
- ^ State of California. California Birth Index, 1905-1995 (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), 2005.
- ^ a b Harlan Daily Enterprise "Actor's Songs Do Not Please Nashville Set"
- New York Times.
- ^ Richard Baskin trivia IMDb
- AllMusic
- IMDb
External links
- Richard Baskin at IMDb
- Richard Baskin at AllMusic
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