Person in history
Ivan Reitman
Ivan Reitman, Slovak-Canadian actor, director, and producer (born 1946)
Life at a glance
- Died
- 2022 · February 12
Their story
Who they were
Ivan Reitman was a Canadian film director and producer. He was known for his comedy films, especially in the 1980s and 1990s. Reitman was the owner of The Montecito Picture Company, founded in 1998.
Early life
Early life Ivan Reitman was born in the town of Komárno , Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia ), on October 27, 1946, the son of Klara (Raab) and Ladislav "Leslie" Reitman. [ 1 ] Both of Reitman's parents were Hungarian Jews ; his mother survived the Auschwitz concentration camp , and his father was an underground resistance fighter. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] His family arrived in Canada as refugees when Reitman was four years old.
Why this date
Ivan Reitman appears on our February 12 calendar for 2022 as a death entry.
Sources
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Questions about Ivan Reitman
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February 12 2022.
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