Ulu Grosbard

About Ulu Grosbard

Who is it?: Director, Assistant Director, Producer
Birth Day: January 09, 1929
Birth Place:  Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium, Belgium
Occupation: Film director, film producer, theatre director
Spouse(s): Rose Gregorio (m. 1965-2012; his death)

Ulu Grosbard

Ulu Grosbard was born on January 09, 1929 in  Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium, Belgium, is Director, Assistant Director, Producer. A former diamond cutter in his native Belgium, Ulu Grosbard was educated at the University of Chicago, then attended the Yale Drama School. Becoming a stage director in 1957, Grosbard directed many successful Broadway shows. In the early '60s Grosbard journeyed to Hollywood, where he was hired as an assistant director on several productions, and several years later directed his first film - appropriately enough, an adaptation of a hit Broadway play (The Subject Was Roses (1968)). Grosbard's film career has been sporadic, however, and he has found much more success staging Broadway shows.
Ulu Grosbard is a member of Director

Does Ulu Grosbard Dead or Alive?

As per our current Database, Ulu Grosbard has been died on 19 March 2012(2012-03-19) (aged 83)\nNew York City, New York, United States.

🎂 Ulu Grosbard - Age, Bio, Faces and Birthday

When Ulu Grosbard die, Ulu Grosbard was 83 years old.

Popular As Ulu Grosbard
Occupation Director
Age 83 years old
Zodiac Sign Aquarius
Born January 09, 1929 ( Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium, Belgium)
Birthday January 09
Town/City  Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium, Belgium
Nationality Belgium

🌙 Zodiac

Ulu Grosbard’s zodiac sign is Aquarius. According to astrologers, the presence of Aries always marks the beginning of something energetic and turbulent. They are continuously looking for dynamic, speed and competition, always being the first in everything - from work to social gatherings. Thanks to its ruling planet Mars and the fact it belongs to the element of Fire (just like Leo and Sagittarius), Aries is one of the most active zodiac signs. It is in their nature to take action, sometimes before they think about it well.

🌙 Chinese Zodiac Signs

Ulu Grosbard was born in the Year of the Snake. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Snake are seductive, gregarious, introverted, generous, charming, good with money, analytical, insecure, jealous, slightly dangerous, smart, they rely on gut feelings, are hard-working and intelligent. Compatible with Rooster or Ox.

Some Ulu Grosbard images

Biography/Timeline

1942

Born in Antwerp, Grosbard was the son of Rose (Tenenbaum) and Morris Grosbard, who worked in Business and as a Diamond merchant. Grosbard emigrated to Havana with his family in 1942; they were fleeing the persecution of Jews by the German occupiers of Belgium during 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. He studied then at the Yale School of Drama for one year before joining the United States Army. Grosbard became a naturalized citizen in 1954.

1960

Grosbard gravitated towards theatre when he relocated to New York City in the early 1960s. After directing The Days and Nights of BeeBee Fenstermaker off-Broadway, he earned his first Broadway credit with The Subject Was Roses, for which he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play in 1964. That same year he won the Obie Award for Best Direction and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Play for an off-Broadway revival of the Arthur Miller play A View from the Bridge, for which Dustin Hoffman served as stage manager and assistant Director.

2012

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.

Ulu Grosbard trend