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Gabriel Katzka Biography (1931-1990)

Born January 25, 1931, in Brooklyn, NY; died of a heart attack, February 19,1990, in New York, NY; son of Emil Katzka (a lawyer); married Carol Ward Dudley; children: Edward Dudley.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

producer

Birth Details

January 25, 1931

Brooklyn, New York, United States

Death Details

February 19, 1990

New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

• Credits; STAGE WORK
• Production associate, An Evening with Mike Nichols and Elaine May, John Golden Theatre, New York City, 1960-61.
• Production associate, Beyond the Fringe, John Golden Theatre, 1962-63.
• Associate producer, The School for Scandal, Majestic Theatre, New York City, 1963.
• Associate producer, Man and Boy, Brooks Atkinson Theatre, New York City,1963.
• Producer (with Alexander Cohen and Gustave Berne), Karmon Israeli Dancer,Royale Theatre, New York City, 1963.
• Producer (with Berne and Saint-Subber), Barefoot in the Park, Biltmore Theatre, New York City, 1963-67.
• Production associate, Hamlet, Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, New York City, 1964.
• Production associate, Beyond the Fringe '65, Ethel Barrymore Theatre, NewYork City, 1964-65.
• Producer (with Berne, Saint-Subber, Theodore Mann, and Joseph E.
• Levine), Hughie, Royale Theatre, 1964-65.
• Producer (with Cohen), Baker Street, Broadway Theatre, New York City, 1965.
• Producer (with Berne, Saint-Subber, Mann, and Levine), And Things That GoBump in the Night, Henry Miller's Theatre, New York City, 1965.
• Producer (with Berne, Levine, and Ulu Grosbard), A View from the Bridge,Sheridan Square Playhouse, New York City, 1965-66.
• Producer (with Cohen and Edward L. Schuman), Comedians, Music Box Theatre, New York City, 1976.
• Producer (with Cohen and Schuman), Anna Christie, Imperial Theatre, New York City, 1977.
• Credits; MAJOR TOURS
• Production associate, Beyond the Fringe, U.S. and Canadian cities, 1964-65.
• Producer (with Berne and Saint-Subber), Barefoot in the Park, U.S. and Canadian cities, 1964-66.
• Producer (with Berne), The Porcelain Year, U.S. cities, 1965.
• Credits; FILM PRODUCER, EXCEPT WHERE INDICATED
• Marlowe, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), 1969.
• Soldier Blue, AVCO-Embassy, 1970.
• (With Sidney Beckerman) Kelly's Heroes, MGM, 1970.
• Executive producer, Sleuth, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1972.
• The Taking of Pelham 1, 2, 3, United Artists, 1974.
• Executive producer, The Parallax View, Paramount, 1974.
• Executive producer, Mr. Billion, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1977.
• Production consultant, A Bridge Too Far, United Artists, 1977.
• (With Herb Jaffe) Who'll Stop the Rain?, United Artists, 1978.
• (With Steven Bach) Butch and Sundance: The Early Days, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1979.
• Executive producer (with Sandy Howard), Meteor, American International, 1979.
• (With Harvey Bernhard) The Beast Within, United Artists, 1982.
• (With Jaffe) The Lords of Discipline, Paramount, 1983.
• (With John Schlesinger) The Falcon and the Snowman, Orion, 1985.
• Credits; TELEVISION EXECUTIVE PRODUCER; SERIES
• Philip Marlowe, Private Eye, HBO, 1983-86.
• (With Gerald I. Isenberg) Mariah, ABC, 1987.
• Credits; TELEVISION EXECUTIVE PRODUCER; PILOTS
• (With Pat Nardo) Rita, CBS, 1986.
• Credits; TELEVISION EXECUTIVE PRODUCER; MOVIES
• (With Patricia Johnston and Stanley Chase) The Courage of Kavik, the WolfDog, NBC, 1980.
• (With Stuart Miller) Isabel's Choice, CBS, 1981.
• (With Frank Konigsberg) Ellis Island, CBS, 1984.
• (With Bob Markell) At Mother's Request, CBS, 1987.
• (With Miller) Lady in a Corner, NBC, 1989.

Further Reference

PERIODICALS

• New York Times, February 21, 1990.