Balaban
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Balaban may refer to:
Balaban is a surname, from a Ukrainian word meaning "hawk
". It may refer to:
- Balaban, İzmit, a village in İzmit district of Kocaeli, Turkey
- BalaxanıBalaxaniBalaxanı is a settlement and municipality in Baku, Azerbaijan. It has a population of 11,615.- Notable natives :...
, Azerbaijan - formerly Balaban - Balaban (instrument), a double reed wind instrument of the duduk family
- Balaban and KatzBalaban and KatzThe first incarnation of the Balaban and Katz Theatre corporation appeared in 1916 in Chicago by A. J. Balaban, Barney Balaban, Sam Katz, and Morris Katz. It held its first meeting as a Delaware corporation on January 21, 1925. Famous Players-Lasky Corporation bought a controlling interest in...
, an American corporation
Balaban is a surname, from a Ukrainian word meaning "hawk
Hawk
The term hawk can be used in several ways:* In strict usage in Australia and Africa, to mean any of the species in the subfamily Accipitrinae, which comprises the genera Accipiter, Micronisus, Melierax, Urotriorchis and Megatriorchis. The large and widespread Accipiter genus includes goshawks,...
". It may refer to:
- A. J. BalabanA. J. BalabanAbraham Joseph "A. J." Balaban was a Chicago-based showman whose particular influence on popular entertainment in the early 20th century led to enormous innovations in the American movie-going experience.Following the leasing and operation of a modest nickelodeon house in 1909, Balaban oversaw...
, (1889-1962), co-founder of Balaban and Katz - Barney BalabanBarney BalabanBarney Balaban was president of Paramount Pictures from 1936 to 1964, and innovator in the cinema industry. The eldest of the seven sons of grocery store owner Israel Balaban, Barney worked as a messenger boy and a cold storage company employee until 1908, when he was persuaded, at age 21, to go...
, (1887-1971), co-founder of Balaban and Katz - Bob BalabanBob BalabanRobert Elmer "Bob" Balaban is an American actor, author and director.-Personal life:Balaban was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Eleanor and Elmer Balaban, who owned several movie theatres and later was a pioneer in cable television...
(1945-), American actor and director (related to the founders of Balaban and Katz) - Boško BalabanBoško BalabanBoško Balaban is a Croatian footballer who currently plays for Panionios in the Super League Greece as a striker. He is a former member of the Croatia national team.-Early career:...
(1978-), Croatian footballer - John BalabanJohn BalabanJohn B. Balaban is an American poet and translator, an authority on Vietnamese literature.-Biography:Balaban was born in a housing project neighborhood in Philadelphia to Romanian immigrant parents, Phillip and Alice Georgies Balaban...
, American poet and translator - Liane BalabanLiane BalabanLiane Balaban is a Canadian actress. Her film debut was in New Waterford Girl , playing Agnes-Marie "Moonie" Pottie, and has since appeared in the films Definitely, Maybe , Last Chance Harvey , and the independent drama One Week .-Early life:Balaban was born in North York, Ontario, the daughter of...
(1980-), Canadian actress - Meir BalabanMeir BalabanMajer Bałaban was one of the most outstanding historians of Polish and Galician Jews, and the founder of Polish Jewish historiography.-Early years:...
(1874-1941), Ukrainian Jewish historian - Jan BalabánJan BalabánJan Balabán was a Czech writer, journalist, and translator. He was considered an existentialist whose works often dealt with the wretched and desperate aspects of the human condition.-Partial biography:...
, Czech writer