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Ira Halberstadt(1951-2018)

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Production Manager
  • Producer
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Ira Halberstadt was born on 6 September 1951 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. She was an assistant director and production manager, known for The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992), Green Card (1990) and Mr. Holland's Opus (1995). She died on 1 June 2018 in Durham, North Carolina, USA.
BornSeptember 6, 1951
DiedJune 1, 2018(66)
BornSeptember 6, 1951
DiedJune 1, 2018(66)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win total

Known for

Rebecca De Mornay, Annabella Sciorra, Matt McCoy, and Madeline Zima in The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992)
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
6.7
  • Production Manager
  • 1992
Gérard Depardieu and Andie MacDowell in Green Card (1990)
Green Card
6.3
  • Production Manager
  • 1990
Mr. Holland's Opus (1995)
Mr. Holland's Opus
7.3
  • Production Manager
  • 1995
Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep, and Justin Henry in Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
Kramer vs. Kramer
7.8
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 1979

Credits

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Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Heart of Dixie (1989)
    Heart of Dixie
    5.2
    • first assistant director: second unit
    • 1989
  • It's Alive III: Island of the Alive (1987)
    It's Alive III: Island of the Alive
    4.9
    • first assistant director
    • 1987
  • Jamie Rose in Lady Blue (1985)
    Lady Blue
    6.5
    TV Series
    • second assistant director
    • 1985–1986
  • That's Dancing! (1985)
    That's Dancing!
    7.2
    • first assistant director
    • 1985
  • ABC Afterschool Specials (1972)
    ABC Afterschool Specials
    7.1
    TV Series
    • first assistant director
    • 1984
  • Rosanna Arquette and Vincent Spano in Baby It's You (1983)
    Baby It's You
    6.4
    • second assistant director
    • 1983
  • Q: The Winged Serpent (1982)
    Q: The Winged Serpent
    6.0
    • second assistant director
    • 1982
  • Eating Raoul (1982)
    Eating Raoul
    6.8
    • second assistant director
    • 1982
  • Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep, and Justin Henry in Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
    Kramer vs. Kramer
    7.8
    • dga trainee
    • 1979
  • Diane Keaton, Mary Beth Hurt, and Kristin Griffith in Interiors (1978)
    Interiors
    7.3
    • dga trainee
    • 1978

Production Manager

  • Snow White: A Tale of Terror (1997)
    Snow White: A Tale of Terror
    6.1
    • executive in charge of production
    • 1997
  • Mr. Holland's Opus (1995)
    Mr. Holland's Opus
    7.3
    • executive in charge of production
    • 1995
  • Peter Falk and D.B. Sweeney in Roommates (1995)
    Roommates
    6.4
    • unit production manager
    • 1995
  • Penelope Ann Miller in The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag (1992)
    The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
    5.1
    • unit production manager
    • 1992
  • Rebecca De Mornay, Annabella Sciorra, Matt McCoy, and Madeline Zima in The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992)
    The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
    6.7
    • unit production manager
    • 1992
  • Gérard Depardieu and Andie MacDowell in Green Card (1990)
    Green Card
    6.3
    • unit production manager
    • 1990
  • Uma Thurman in Where the Heart Is (1990)
    Where the Heart Is
    5.9
    • production manager: New York
    • 1990
  • Alone in the Neon Jungle (1988)
    Alone in the Neon Jungle
    5.4
    TV Movie
    • production manager
    • 1988
  • Pals (1987)
    Pals
    5.3
    TV Movie
    • unit production manager
    • 1987
  • Broken Vows (1987)
    Broken Vows
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • production manager
    • 1987
  • James Woods and Yaphet Kotto in Badge of the Assassin (1985)
    Badge of the Assassin
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • production manager: New York
    • 1985
  • The Stuff (1985)
    The Stuff
    5.9
    • production manager: New York
    • 1985

Producer

  • Peter Falk and D.B. Sweeney in Roommates (1995)
    Roommates
    6.4
    • executive producer
    • 1995
  • Penelope Ann Miller in The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag (1992)
    The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
    5.1
    • co-producer
    • 1992
  • Rebecca De Mornay, Annabella Sciorra, Matt McCoy, and Madeline Zima in The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992)
    The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
    6.7
    • co-producer
    • 1992
  • Gérard Depardieu and Andie MacDowell in Green Card (1990)
    Green Card
    6.3
    • associate producer
    • 1990
  • Alone in the Neon Jungle (1988)
    Alone in the Neon Jungle
    5.4
    TV Movie
    • supervising producer
    • 1988
  • Pals (1987)
    Pals
    5.3
    TV Movie
    • supervising producer
    • 1987
  • Burt Lancaster and Hanna Schygulla in Barnum (1986)
    Barnum
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • supervising producer
    • 1986

Personal details

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  • Born
    • September 6, 1951
    • Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • June 1, 2018
    • Durham, North Carolina, USA

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