Letters to the Pink Sep 14, 2009
Martin Balsam a great star. Editor - Thanks for Mick LaSalle's nice comments about Martin Balsam. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Give Nat 'King' Cole his due Aug 17, 2009
Remembering Martin Balsam. Editor - I just had to write to tell you how much I appreciated and enjoyed Mick LaSalle's article on the wonderful actor Martin Balsam. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Powerful actor Balsam never seemed to be acting Jun 29, 2009
Any excuse for writing about Martin Balsam is a good one, and today's excuse is that "The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3" is in movie theaters ... I think what made it easy for Balsam to be overlooked a generation ago is that there were so many Martin Balsam types running around in those days, not in the movies, but in daily life. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
"The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3" Jun 16, 2009
Robert Shaw, Martin Balsam and Hector Elizondo as thugs. . (Salon)
Sotomayor joined elite secretive, women-only group... Jun 6, 2009
The Bronx where I'm from and still live gave America some great artists like Bobby Darin and actor Martin Balsam. Now we give Jennifer Lopez and Sonia Sotomayor. (The Drudge Report)
New on DVD: 'Taken,' 'Last Chance Harvey' May 15, 2009
A decent Korean War/collaborator court-martial drama, directed by Karl Malden (his only directing effort), and starring Richard Widmark, Richard Basehart, Dolores Michaels, and Martin Balsam and Rip Torn (both of them very young). The bald Korean prison camp heavy is played by Kaie Deei, who had a very similar role and visage in 1962's original The Manchurian Candidate. (USA Today -- Life)
Around Town: Only looking for good news Apr 17, 2009
(I loved the original 1974 version that starred Walter Matthau, Robert Shaw, Jerry Stiller and Martin Balsam, so I can t wait to see this one. . (Scituate Mariner, MA)
12 Angry Men: Film Review Feb 26, 2009
Fonda is backed by a stellar supporting cast that includes Martin Balsam, Lee J Cobb, John Fiedler and Jack Warden. 12 Angry Men was originally written for television by the playwight Reginald Rose, and was broadcast on CBS's show Studio One in 1954. (Suite101.com)
What's Happening? Feb 12, 2009
Buddy Ebsen, Martin Balsam and Mickey Rooney co-star; composer Henry Mancini earned Oscars for "Moon River" and the score; www. athenscine. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Tea and Sympathy playwright Anderson dies Feb 10, 2009
Featured in the cast were Martin Balsam, George Grizzard, Eileen Heckart and Melinda Dillon. Anderson's other major Broadway productions included "Silent Night, Holy Night" (1959), which starred Henry Fonda and Barbara Bel Geddes, and "I Never Sang for My Father" (1968) about a contentious father-son relationship. (MSNBC -- Lifestyle)
