Ika Panajotovic

Ilija "Ika" Panajotovic (; 25 April 1932 – 18 July 2001) was a Serbian-American film producer and tennis player.

Tennis career Panajotovic, who made the junior semi-finals at Wimbledon in 1948, won back to back Yugoslavian Junior Championship titles in 1948 and 1949.

The Serbian competed in 12 Grand Slam tournaments during his career, all in the 1950s. He appeared at Wimbledon seven times and played in the French Championships on five occasions. From 1953 to 1959, Panajotovic participated in Wimbledon every year and made the third round in the 1958 Championships. One of his three singles wins was over Denmark's Kurt Nielsen, in 1960.

Film career Panajotovic was the producer of several films, including Day of the Assassin, Hell River, and Missile X – Geheimauftrag Neutronenbombe. He also served as the Yugoslavian coordinator for the Kirk Douglas film Scalawag, which was shot in his native country.

He was a member of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, Hollywood Foreign Press Association and Motion Picture Academy.

Death On 18 July 2001, Panajotovic died of a cardiac arrest, during surgery.

Filmography Year Title Role 1967 Bomba u 10 i 10 (Bomb at 10:10) Producer 1968 Operation Cross Eagles Producer 1974 Partizani (Hell River) Producer 1978 Missile X – Geheimauftrag Neutronenbombe Producer 1979 Day of the Assassin Producer 1986 Dikiy veter (Wild Wind) Producer