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Martin Balsam
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Actor Born: November 4, 1919 in Bronx, New York City, NY Death: February 13, 1996 Biography:Bronx-raised actor "Martin Balsam" was the oldest of three children of a ladies' sportswear salesman. "Actors are bums" was dad's reaction when Balsam announced his intention of going into show business; still, young "Martin" took full advantage of lunch breaks from his "real" jobs to rehearse for amateur theatricals. After World War II, Balsam joined New York's Actors Studio, supporting himself by waiting on tables and ushering at Radio City Music Hall. During his formative years he was briefly married to actress "Joyce Van Patten"; their daughter "Talia Balsam" would later become a successful film and TV performer. Working steadily if not profitably in nightclubs and TV, Balsam made his first film, the Actors Studio-dominated "On the Waterfront", in 1954. Averaging a movie and/or a play a year starting in 1957 (among his best-known film roles were Juror #1 in "Twelve Angry Men" [1957] and the... Full Biography
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