List of Famous people with last name Belasco

David Belasco

First Name David

Last Name Belasco

Born on July 25, 1853

Died on May 14, 1931 (aged 77)

Born in United States of America, California

David Belasco was an American theatrical producer, impresario, director, and playwright. He was the first writer to adapt the short story Madame Butterfly for the stage, and he launched the theatrical career of many actors, including James O'Neill, Mary Pickford, Lenore Ulric and Barbara Stanwyck. Belasco pioneered many innovative new forms of stage lighting and special effects in order to create realism and naturalism.

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Leon Belasco

First Name Leon

Last Name Belasco

Born on October 11, 1902

Died on June 1, 1988 (aged 85)

Leon Belasco, born Leonid Simeonovich Berladsky, was a Russian-American musician and actor who had a 60-year career in film and television from the 1920s to the 1980s, appearing in more than 100 films.

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