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Name
  
Gabriel Katzka

Role
  
Theater Producer


Parents
  
Emil Katzka

Children
  
Edward Dudley Katzka

Born
  
January 25, 1931
Brooklyn, New York

Resting place
  
Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, New York

Residence
  
Upper East Side, Manhattan, New York

Education
  
Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School Kenyon College

Occupation
  
theater, movie and television producer

Relatives
  
Benji K. Green (sister)

Died
  
February 19, 1990, New York City, New York, United States

Spouse
  
Carol Ward Dudley (m. 1969–1990)

Movies
  
Kelly's Heroes, Soldier Blue

Similar People
  
Harold Loeb, Theodore Victor Olsen, Brian G Hutton, Troy Kennedy Martin, Ralph Nelson

Gabriel Katzka (1931–1990) was an American theater, film and television producer.

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Early life

He was born in Brooklyn, New York City on January 25, 1931. 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

He produced many films and plays. He was noted for his uncanny ability to raise financial capital for theatrical and cinematic productions.

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.

As a producer

  • Marlowe (1969)
  • Kelly's Heroes (1970)
  • Soldier Blue (1970)
  • The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
  • Who'll Stop the Rain (1978)
  • Butch and Sundance: The Early Days (1979)
  • The Beast Within (1982)
  • The Lords of Discipline (1983)
  • The Falcon and the Snowman (1985)
  • As an executive producer

  • The Parallax View (1974)
  • Mr. Billion (1977)
  • Meteor (1979)
  • The Courage of Kavik the Wolf Dog (1980)
  • Isabel's Choice (1981)
  • Ellis Island (two episodes, 1984)
  • Philip Marlowe, Private Eye (six episodes, 1986)
  • 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

    Gabriel Katzka Wikipedia