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Ina Balin

January 01, 1970

Ina Balin (née Rosenberg; November 12, 1937 – June 20, 1990) was an American stage, film, and television actress.[1] She is best known for her role in the film From the Terrace (1960), for which she received two Golden Globe Award nominations and won one for Most Promising Newcomer – Female.

Ina Balin
Balin in 1960
Born
Ina Rosenberg

(1937-11-12)November 12, 1937
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
DiedJune 20, 1990(1990-06-20) (aged 52)
New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
EducationNew York University
OccupationActress
Years active1957–1990
Children3 (adopted)
Stuart Whitman and Balin in The Comancheros (1961)

Early years edit

Balin was born in Brooklyn, New York to Jewish parents. Her father, Sam Rosenberg, was a dancer, singer, and comedian who worked in the Borscht Belt. He later quit show business to join his family's furrier business. Her mother was a Hungarian-born professional dancer who escaped a troubled family life by marrying at age 15. Sam Rosenberg was her third husband by age 21. They, too, divorced when Ina and her brother, Richard Balin, were still quite young. The siblings were placed in boarding schools until their mother married a fourth time, then to shoe magnate Harold Balin, who later adopted Ina and Richard. [2][unreliable source?]

Balin graduated from high school at age 15 after having spent five years at a boarding school in Pennsylvania.[3]

Career edit

Television edit

Balin first appeared on television on The Perry Como Show. She guest-starred on dozens of television shows, including Wonder Woman; Adventures in Paradise; Bonanza; The Lieutenant; The Dick Van Dyke Show; The Six Million Dollar Man; Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea; Battlestar Galactica; Get Smart; Hart to Hart; It Takes a Thief; Ironside; Twelve O'Clock High; The Loner; Quincy, M.E.; The Streets of San Francisco;[4] Magnum, P.I.; and Mannix.

She appeared with Joseph Cotten, Fernando Lamas, and Dean Jagger in the 1969 television movie The Lonely Profession.[citation needed]

Stage edit

Balin did summer stock, which led to roles on Broadway. She first starred on Broadway in Compulsion, portraying Ruth.[5] In 1959, she had the role of Alice Black in the comedy A Majority of One.[6]

Film edit

In 1959, Balin landed her first film role in The Black Orchid.[5] She was Paul Newman's love interest in the 1960 screen adaptation of From the Terrace. In 1961, she appeared as Pilar Graile in The Comancheros with John Wayne and Stuart Whitman. Co-starring with Jerry Lewis in the 1964 hit comedy The Patsy, Balin also had a secondary part in 1965's The Greatest Story Ever Told. She also co-starred with Elvis Presley in his 1969 film Charro! She co-starred in the 1971 film The Projectionist. She also co-starred in the 1982 comedy The Comeback Trail, and she appeared in The Young Doctors, the 1961 hospital drama with Ben Gazzara and Fredric March.[citation needed]

Awards edit

In 1959, Balin won the Theatre World Award for her performance in the Broadway comedy A Majority of One.[7] In 1961, in recognition of her critically acclaimed performance in From the Terrace, she won the New Star of the Year-Actress Golden Globe Award and was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress — Motion Picture.[8]

Humanitarian activities edit

In 1966, Balin toured Vietnam with the USO on the first of many trips to the war-torn region. In 1975, she aided in the evacuation of orphans during the fall of Saigon. Eventually, she adopted three of these orphaned children. In 1980, she played herself in The Children of An Lac, a television movie based on her experiences.[9]

Death edit

Balin, a former cigarette smoker,[10] died on June 20, 1990, at Yale–New Haven Hospital in New Haven, Connecticut, aged 52, from complications of chronic lung disease, including pulmonary hypertension (a condition of increased blood pressure in the arteries of the lungs).[1][11] She had been at the hospital seeking a lung transplant.[11]

A single mother, she was survived by her father, Sam Rosenberg; her three adopted children, Nguyet Baty, Ba-Nhi Mai, and Kim Thuy; a brother, Richard Balin; and two grandchildren.[1] Ba-Nhi Mai and Kim Thuy were raised by Hollywood talent agent Ted Ashley and his wife Page (née Cuddy).[12]

Filmography edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Ina Balin, 52, Dies; Actress Adopted Vietnamese Girls". The New York Times. June 21, 1990. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  2. ^ "Elvis' Women: Ina Balin". Elviswomen.greggers.net. Retrieved 2015-07-17.
  3. ^ Battelle, Phyllis (October 6, 1961). "Ina Balin Thinks Lipstick Gets In Way, Won't Use It". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Texas, Lubbock. p. 7. Retrieved February 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.  
  4. ^ The Streets of San Francisco: Season 2, Episode 1 "A Wrongful Death"
  5. ^ a b "'Black Orchid' Another Score For 19-Year-Old Ina Balin". The Salt Lake Tribune. Utah, Salt Lake City. April 1, 1959. p. 47. Retrieved February 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.  
  6. ^ "Ina Balin". Playbill Vault. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
  7. ^ "Theatre World Award Recipients". Theatre World Awards. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
  8. ^ "Ina Balin". Golden Globe Awards. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
  9. ^ . Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-04-18. Retrieved 2015-07-17.
  10. ^ "American actress Ina Balin smoking a cigarette". gettyimages.com. Getty Images. 1960. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  11. ^ a b "Ina Balin, 52; Movie and TV Actress Sought Lung Implant". The Los Angeles Times. June 21, 1990. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  12. ^ "Actress Ina Balin, who as Saigon "was falling in 1975 helped spirit 217 Vietnamese orphans out of the city and ended up adopting three of them herself, died at the age of 52 of lung disease in New Haven, Conn". People. July 9, 1990. Retrieved March 27, 2018.

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Ina Balin nee Rosenberg November 12 1937 June 20 1990 was an American stage film and television actress 1 She is best known for her role in the film From the Terrace 1960 for which she received two Golden Globe Award nominations and won one for Most Promising Newcomer Female Ina BalinBalin in 1960BornIna Rosenberg 1937 11 12 November 12 1937Brooklyn New York U S DiedJune 20 1990 1990 06 20 aged 52 New Haven Connecticut U S EducationNew York UniversityOccupationActressYears active1957 1990Children3 adopted Stuart Whitman and Balin in The Comancheros 1961 Contents 1 Early years 2 Career 2 1 Television 2 2 Stage 2 3 Film 3 Awards 4 Humanitarian activities 5 Death 6 Filmography 7 References 8 External linksEarly years editBalin was born in Brooklyn New York to Jewish parents Her father Sam Rosenberg was a dancer singer and comedian who worked in the Borscht Belt He later quit show business to join his family s furrier business Her mother was a Hungarian born professional dancer who escaped a troubled family life by marrying at age 15 Sam Rosenberg was her third husband by age 21 They too divorced when Ina and her brother Richard Balin were still quite young The siblings were placed in boarding schools until their mother married a fourth time then to shoe magnate Harold Balin who later adopted Ina and Richard 2 unreliable source Balin graduated from high school at age 15 after having spent five years at a boarding school in Pennsylvania 3 Career editTelevision edit Balin first appeared on television on The Perry Como Show She guest starred on dozens of television shows including Wonder Woman Adventures in Paradise Bonanza The Lieutenant The Dick Van Dyke Show The Six Million Dollar Man Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea Battlestar Galactica Get Smart Hart to Hart It Takes a Thief Ironside Twelve O Clock High The Loner Quincy M E The Streets of San Francisco 4 Magnum P I and Mannix She appeared with Joseph Cotten Fernando Lamas and Dean Jagger in the 1969 television movie The Lonely Profession citation needed Stage edit Balin did summer stock which led to roles on Broadway She first starred on Broadway in Compulsion portraying Ruth 5 In 1959 she had the role of Alice Black in the comedy A Majority of One 6 Film edit In 1959 Balin landed her first film role in The Black Orchid 5 She was Paul Newman s love interest in the 1960 screen adaptation of From the Terrace In 1961 she appeared as Pilar Graile in The Comancheros with John Wayne and Stuart Whitman Co starring with Jerry Lewis in the 1964 hit comedy The Patsy Balin also had a secondary part in 1965 s The Greatest Story Ever Told She also co starred with Elvis Presley in his 1969 film Charro She co starred in the 1971 film The Projectionist She also co starred in the 1982 comedy The Comeback Trail and she appeared in The Young Doctors the 1961 hospital drama with Ben Gazzara and Fredric March citation needed Awards editIn 1959 Balin won the Theatre World Award for her performance in the Broadway comedy A Majority of One 7 In 1961 in recognition of her critically acclaimed performance in From the Terrace she won the New Star of the Year Actress Golden Globe Award and was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress Motion Picture 8 Humanitarian activities editIn 1966 Balin toured Vietnam with the USO on the first of many trips to the war torn region In 1975 she aided in the evacuation of orphans during the fall of Saigon Eventually she adopted three of these orphaned children In 1980 she played herself in The Children of An Lac a television movie based on her experiences 9 Death editBalin a former cigarette smoker 10 died on June 20 1990 at Yale New Haven Hospital in New Haven Connecticut aged 52 from complications of chronic lung disease including pulmonary hypertension a condition of increased blood pressure in the arteries of the lungs 1 11 She had been at the hospital seeking a lung transplant 11 A single mother she was survived by her father Sam Rosenberg her three adopted children Nguyet Baty Ba Nhi Mai and Kim Thuy a brother Richard Balin and two grandchildren 1 Ba Nhi Mai and Kim Thuy were raised by Hollywood talent agent Ted Ashley and his wife Page nee Cuddy 12 Filmography edit nbsp Biography portal nbsp New York City portal nbsp Film portal nbsp Television portal nbsp Theatre portal The Black Orchid 1958 Mary Valente From the Terrace 1960 Natalie Benzinger The Young Doctors 1961 Cathy Hunt The Comancheros 1961 Pilar Graile The Patsy 1964 Ellen Betz Act of Reprisal 1964 Eleni The Greatest Story Ever Told 1965 Martha of Bethany Bonanza Evil on Her Shoulder 1965 Sarah Run Like a Thief 1967 Mona Shannon Charro 1969 Tracey Winters The Lonely Profession 1969 TV movie Karen Menardos Desperate Mission 1969 Otilia Ruiz The Projectionist 1971 The Girl Call to Danger 1973 TV movie Marla Hayes The Don Is Dead 1973 Nella Panic on the 5 22 1974 TV movie Countess Hedy Maria Tovarese The Immigrants 1978 TV movie Maria Cassala Galyon 1980 Janet Davis The Children of An Lac 1980 TV movie Ina Balin The Comeback Trail 1982 Julie Thomas Vasectomy A Delicate Matter 1986 Regine That s Adequate 1989 Sister Mary EnquirerReferences edit a b c Ina Balin 52 Dies Actress Adopted Vietnamese Girls The New York Times June 21 1990 Retrieved December 31 2017 Elvis Women Ina Balin Elviswomen greggers net Retrieved 2015 07 17 Battelle Phyllis October 6 1961 Ina Balin Thinks Lipstick Gets In Way Won t Use It Lubbock Avalanche Journal Texas Lubbock p 7 Retrieved February 15 2017 via Newspapers com nbsp The Streets of San Francisco Season 2 Episode 1 A Wrongful Death a b Black Orchid Another Score For 19 Year Old Ina Balin The Salt Lake Tribune Utah Salt Lake City April 1 1959 p 47 Retrieved February 15 2017 via Newspapers com nbsp Ina Balin Playbill Vault Retrieved February 15 2017 Theatre World Award Recipients Theatre World Awards Retrieved February 15 2017 Ina Balin Golden Globe Awards The Hollywood Foreign Press Association Retrieved February 15 2017 Balin biography Movies amp TV Dept The New York Times 2010 Archived from the original on 2010 04 18 Retrieved 2015 07 17 American actress Ina Balin smoking a cigarette gettyimages com Getty Images 1960 Retrieved December 31 2017 a b Ina Balin 52 Movie and TV Actress Sought Lung Implant The Los Angeles Times June 21 1990 Retrieved December 31 2017 Actress Ina Balin who as Saigon was falling in 1975 helped spirit 217 Vietnamese orphans out of the city and ended up adopting three of them herself died at the age of 52 of lung disease in New Haven Conn People July 9 1990 Retrieved March 27 2018 External links editIna Balin at IMDb Ina Balin at the Internet Broadway Database Ina Balin at AllMovie Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ina Balin amp oldid 1186849956, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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