Gabriel Katzka
{{short description|American film producer}}
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| birth_date =January 25, 1931
| birth_place =Brooklyn, New York
| death_date ={{dda|1990|2|19|1931|1|23}}
| death_place =New York, New York
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| resting_place =Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, New York
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| education =Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School
Kenyon College
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| occupation =Theater, movie and television producer
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| spouse =Carol Ward Dudley Katzka
| children =Edward Dudley Katzka
| parents =Emil Katzka
| relatives =Benji K. Green (sister)
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Gabriel Katzka (January 23, 1931 – February 19, 1990) was an American theater, film and television producer.
Biography
=Early life=
He was born in Brooklyn, New York City on January 25, 1931.[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60956417 FindAGrave][https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0441925/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 imdb][https://www.nytimes.com/1990/02/21/obituaries/gabriel-katzka-59-producer-in-theater-films-and-television.html Gabriel Katzka, 59, Producer in Theater, Films and Television], The New York Times, February 21, 1990[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-03-05-mn-1376-story.html Gabriel Katzka; Emmy-Winning Producer, 59], The Los Angeles Times, March 05, 1990 His father, Emil Katzka, was a lawyer who had a stake in some Broadway productions. He had a sister, Benji K. Green. He attended Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School. He graduated from Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio.
=Career=
=Personal life=
He was married Carol Ward Dudley Katzka, and they had a son, Edward Dudley Katzka. They lived on the Upper East Side in Manhattan. He died on February 19, 1990, in New York. A memorial service was performed at the Frank E. Campbell Funeral Chapel in Manhattan and at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. He was buried in the Kensico Cemetery in Valhalla, New York.
Work
He was producer for all films unless otherwise noted.
=Film=
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! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Credit ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Notes | |||
| 1969 | Marlowe | ||
| rowspan=2| 1970 | Kelly's Heroes | ||
| Soldier Blue | |||
| rowspan=2| 1974 | The Parallax View | Executive producer | |
| The Taking of Pelham One Two Three | |||
| 1977 | Mr. Billion | Executive producer | |
| 1978 | Who'll Stop the Rain | ||
| rowspan=2| 1979 | Butch and Sundance: The Early Days | ||
| Meteor | Executive producer | ||
| 1982 | The Beast Within | ||
| 1983 | The Lords of Discipline | ||
| 1985 | The Falcon and the Snowman | Final film as a producer |
;Miscellaneous crew
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! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Role | ||
| 1961 | Angel Baby | Assistant to producer |
| 1968 | Nobody Runs Forever | Production associate |
| 1976 | Cannonball | Friend |
| 1977 | A Bridge Too Far | Production consultant |
| 1978 | Who'll Stop the Rain | rowspan=2| Presenter |
| 1985 | The Falcon and the Snowman |
=Television=
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! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Title ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Credit ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Notes | |||
| 1980 | The Courage of Kavik the Wolf Dog | Executive producer | Television film |
| 1981 | Isabel's Choice | Television film | |
| 1984 | Ellis Island | Executive producer | |
| 1986 | Philip Marlowe, Private Eye | Executive producer | |
| 1987 | Mariah | Executive producer |
=As a theater producer=
- Hamlet
- Comedians directed by Filipa
- Barefoot in the Park
- Things That Go Bump in the Night
- Hughie
- Beyond the Fringe
References
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Category:Filmmakers from Brooklyn
Category:People from the Upper East Side
Category:Kenyon College alumni
Category:Film producers from New York (state)
Category:Burials at Kensico Cemetery
Category:20th-century American businesspeople
Category:Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School alumni
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