Isidor "Bud" Barsky (June 19, 1891 – December 18, 1967) was a

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and

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active mainly during the

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. Born in

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in what was then part of the

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, he emigrated to the

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as a young man and grew up in

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. At age 15, he toured Alaska's gold fields with a musical troupe. During the First World War, he served in the Signal Corps. He founded the eponymous Bud Barsky Corporation in 1924, which concentrated mainly on

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and

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.Slide p.28 He also directed one film, ''

The Coast Patrol ''The Coast Patrol'' is a 1925 silent film action drama directed by Bud Barsky and starring Kenneth MacDonald with an early appearance by Fay Wray Vina Fay Wray (September 15, 1907 – August 8, 2004) was a Canadian/American actress best ...

'', in 1925. In the 1930s he was the general manager of

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, and he was a producer at

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, and

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. He died at the

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in 1967.

Selected filmography

* ''

Slow as Lightning ''Slow as Lightning'' is a 1923 American silent action film directed by Grover Jones and starring Kenneth MacDonald, Billy 'Red' Jones and Edna Pennington.Munden p.733 Cast * Kenneth MacDonald as Jimmie March * Billy 'Red' Jones as Jimmie Ma ...

'' (1923) * ''

South of the Equator ''South of the Equator'' is a 1924 American silent comedy adventure film directed by William James Craft and starring Kenneth MacDonald, Virginia Warwick and Gino Corrado.Connelly p.413 Synopsis The daughter of the democratically elected presi ...

'' (1924) * ''

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'' (1924) * ''

'' (1925) * ''

Savages of the Sea ''Savages of the Sea'' is a 1925 American silent action film directed by Bruce Mitchell and starring Frank Merrill, Melbourne MacDowell and Marguerite Snow.Munden p.682 It was produced by independent Bud Barsky as a supporting feature. Synopsi ...

'' (1925) * ''

The Speed Demon ''The Speed Demon'' is a 1925 American silent sports action film directed by Robert N. Bradbury and starring Kenneth MacDonald, Peggy Montgomery and Clark Comstock.Munden p.753 Cast * Kenneth MacDonald as Speed Sherman * Peggy Montgomery ...

'' (1925) * ''

Makers of Men ''Makers of Men'' is a 1925 American silent war drama film directed by Forrest Sheldon and starring Kenneth MacDonald, Clara Horton and J.P. McGowan.Connelly p.381 Synopsis The easily disturbed Jimmy Jones suffers from a nervous disorder that ...

'' (1925) * '' He Who Laughs Last'' (1925) * ''

The Law of the Snow Country ''The Law of the Snow Country'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Paul Hurst and starring Kenneth MacDonald, Jane Thomas and Noble Johnson. Cast * Kenneth MacDonald as Sergeant Jimmy Burke * Jane Thomas as Marie * Noble Jo ...

'' (1926) * ''

Blue Streak O'Neil ''Blue Streak O'Neil'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Paul Hurst and starring Al Hoxie, Ione Reed and Cliff Lyons. Location shooting took place in at the Sequoia National Park in California. Cast * Al Hoxie as Blue Streak O ...

'' (1926) * '' The Roaring Road'' (1926) * '' The Fighting Ranger'' (1926) * '' Shadows of Chinatown'' (1926) * ''

Rider of the Law ''Rider of the Law'' is a 1919 American Western film directed by John Ford and featuring Harry Carey. The film is considered to be lost. Cast * Harry Carey as Jim Kyneton * Vester Pegg as Nick Kyneton (as Vesta Pegg) * Ted Brooks as The Kid ...

'' (1927) * '' Roaring Guns'' (1927) * ''

The Star Witness ''The Star Witness'' is a 1931 American pre-Code crime drama film produced and distributed by Warner Bros. and directed by William A. Wellman. The film stars Walter Huston, Frances Starr, Grant Mitchell, and Chic Sale. ''The Star Witness'' was ...

'' (1931) * ''

Wallaby Jim of the Islands ''Wallaby Jim of the Islands'' is a 1937 American adventure film directed by Charles Lamont and written by Bennett Cohen and Houston Branch. The film stars George F. Houston, Ruth Coleman, Douglas Walton, Wilhelm von Brincken, Mamo Clark and Col ...

'' (1937)

References

Bibliography

* Slide, Anthony. ''The New Historical Dictionary of the American Film Industry''. Routledge, 2014.

External links

* 1891 births 1967 deaths American film producers American male screenwriters Ukrainian film producers Ukrainian screenwriters Writers from Odesa Emigrants from the Russian Empire to the United States {{US-film-bio-stub