Ulu Grosbard

Israel "Ulu" Grosbard (January 9, 1929 – March 19, 2012) was a Belgian-born, naturalized American theater and film director and film producer.

Life and career Born in Antwerp, Grosbard was the son of Rose (Tenenbaum) and Morris Grosbard, the latter of whom worked in business and as a diamond merchant. Grosbard emigrated to Havana with his family in 1942; they were fleeing the persecution of Jews by the German occupiers of Belgium during World War II. In 1948, they moved to the United States, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts from the University of Chicago. He studied at the Yale School of Drama for one year before joining the U.S. Army. Grosbard became a naturalized citizen in 1954.

Grosbard's additional Broadway credits include Miller's The Price; David Mamet's American Buffalo, which earned him Tony and Drama Desk Award nominations; Woody Allen's The Floating Light Bulb; and a revival of Paddy Chayefsky's The Tenth Man.

In Hollywood, Grosbard worked as an assistant director on Splendor in the Grass, West Side Story, The Hustler, The Miracle Worker and The Pawnbroker.