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{{Short description|Polish born-French film producer}}
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{{Infobox person
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| birth_name = {{birth date|1921|06|02|df=y}}
| birth_name = {{birth date|1921|06|02|df=y}}
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| birth_place = [[Free City of Danzig]]
| birth_place = [[Danzig]], [[Free City of Danzig]] (now [[Poland]])
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1997|3|8|1921|6|02|df=y}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1997|3|8|1921|6|02|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Neuilly-sur-Seine]], France
| death_place = [[Neuilly-sur-Seine]], France
| employer =
| employer =
| occupation = Film producer
| occupation = Film producer
| years active = 1941–1993
| alias =
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'''Alexander Salkind''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|æ|l|k|aɪ|n|d}}; 2 June 1921 – 8 March 1997) was the second of three generations of successful international film producers.<ref>{{cite news|title= They Hope This 'Superboy' Flies|work= Orlando Sentinel|date=|url= http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1989-08-24/lifestyle/8908232332_1_superboy-salkind-clark-kent|accessdate=October 9, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title= Salkind The Third Generation of a Filmmaking Family Comes To Florida in Ilya Salkind, A True Man of Steel in the Industry.|work= Sun Sentinel|date=|url= http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1990-04-08/features/9001010880_1_films-ilya-salkind-quixote|accessdate=October 9, 2010}}</ref>
'''Alexander Salkind''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|æ|l|k|aɪ|n|d}}; 2 June 1921 – 8 March 1997) was a French film producer, the second of three generations of successful international producers.<ref>{{cite news|title= They Hope This 'Superboy' Flies|work= Orlando Sentinel|url= https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1989/08/24/they-hope-this-superboy-flies/|access-date=9 October 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title= Salkind The Third Generation of a Filmmaking Family Comes To Florida in Ilya Salkind, A True Man of Steel in the Industry.|work= Sun Sentinel|url= http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1990-04-08/features/9001010880_1_films-ilya-salkind-quixote|accessdate= 9 October 2010|archive-date= 16 May 2012|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120516191455/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1990-04-08/features/9001010880_1_films-ilya-salkind-quixote|url-status= dead}}</ref>


==Life and career==
==Life and career==
Salkind was born in [[Freistadt Danzig]], to Russian-born parents Maria and Mikhail Salkind (later Miguel Salkind).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.americancinemapapers.com/files/SUPER_SALKINDS.htm|title=ALEX AND ILYA SALKIND – IN INTERVIEW – BY HARLAN KENNEDY|website=www.americancinemapapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800039168/bio|title=Yahoo.com|publisher=}}</ref> His family moved to France, where his father worked as a film producer. Following in his father's footsteps, he produced French films & others in Europe and Hollywood: ''[[Austerlitz (film)|Austerlitz]]'' directed by [[Abel Gance]], [[Franz Kafka|Kafka's]] ''[[The Trial (1962 film)|The Trial]]'' directed by [[Orson Welles]], and 1978's ''[[Superman (1978 film)|Superman]]'' starring [[Christopher Reeve]] and [[Margot Kidder]]. Salkind's double production, ''[[The Three Musketeers (1973 live-action film)|The Three Musketeers]]'' (1973), closely followed by ''[[The Four Musketeers (1974 film)|The Four Musketeers]]'' (1974), led the [[Screen Actors Guild]] to issue what became known as the "Salkind Clause", which is intended to guarantee that an acting contract for one film cannot be extended into two films without the consent of the actor.<ref>{{cite news|title= Franchise This|work= Entertainment Weekly|date=April 9, 2004|url= http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,607128,00.html|accessdate=October 10, 2010|first=Tom|last=Russo}}</ref> In 1985, DC Comics named Salkind as one of the honorees in the company's 50th anniversary publication ''[[Fifty Who Made DC Great]]'' for his work on the [[Superman in film|''Superman'' film franchise]].<ref>{{Cite comic| writer = Marx, Barry| cowriters = [[Joey Cavalieri|Cavalieri, Joey]] and Hill, Thomas| artist = Petruccio, Steven | editor = Marx, Barry| story = Alexander Salkind The Promise Delivered| title = Fifty Who Made DC Great| date = 1985| publisher = DC Comics| page = 43| panel = | id = }}</ref>
Salkind was born in the [[Free City of Danzig]] to Russian-born [[Jews|Jewish]] parents,<ref name="indy">{{cite news|title= Obituary: Alexander Salkind|work= Independent|date=25 March 1997|url= https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/obituary-alexander-salkind-1274937.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111115210115/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/obituary-alexander-salkind-1274937.html |archive-date=2011-11-15 |url-access=limited |url-status=live|accessdate=13 September 2020|location=London|first=Tony|last=Sloman}}</ref> Maria and Mikhail Salkind (later Miguel Salkind).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.americancinemapapers.com/files/SUPER_SALKINDS.htm|title=ALEX AND ILYA SALKIND – IN INTERVIEW – BY HARLAN KENNEDY|website=www.americancinemapapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800039168/bio|title=Yahoo.com}}</ref> His family moved to France, where his father worked as a film producer. Following in his father's footsteps, he produced French films and others in Europe and Hollywood: ''[[Austerlitz (1960 film)|Austerlitz]]'' (1960) directed by [[Abel Gance]], [[Franz Kafka|Kafka's]] ''[[The Trial (1962 film)|The Trial]]'' (1962) directed by [[Orson Welles]], and 1978's ''[[Superman (1978 film)|Superman]]'' starring [[Christopher Reeve]] and [[Margot Kidder]]. Salkind's double production, ''[[The Three Musketeers (1973 live-action film)|The Three Musketeers]]'' (1973), closely followed by ''[[The Four Musketeers (1974 film)|The Four Musketeers]]'' (1974), led the [[Screen Actors Guild]] to issue what became known as the "Salkind Clause", which is intended to guarantee that an acting contract for one film cannot be extended into two films without the consent of the actor.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Franchise This|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=9 April 2004|url=https://ew.com/article/2004/04/09/whats-secret-franchise-films-success/|access-date=10 October 2010|first=Tom|last=Russo|archive-date=19 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019205734/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,607128,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1985, [[DC Comics]] named Salkind as one of the honorees in the company's 50th anniversary publication ''[[Fifty Who Made DC Great]]'' for his work on the [[Superman in film|''Superman'' film franchise]].<ref>{{Cite comic| writer = Marx, Barry| cowriters = [[Joey Cavalieri|Cavalieri, Joey]] and Hill, Thomas| artist = Petruccio, Steven | editor = Marx, Barry| story = Alexander Salkind The Promise Delivered| title = Fifty Who Made DC Great| date = 1985| publisher = DC Comics| page = 43| panel = | id = }}</ref>


Alexander Salkind died in [[Neuilly-sur-Seine]] in 1997 and was buried in the [[Cimetière de Bagneux]] in the Parisian suburb of [[Montrouge]].<ref>{{cite news|title= Alexander Salkind, 75; Produced 'Superman' Trio|work= The New York Times|date=March 20, 1997|url= http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F60817FB355C0C738EDDAA0894DF494D81|accessdate=October 9, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title= Obituary: Alexander Salkind|work= Independent|date=March 25, 1997|url= https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/obituary-alexander-salkind-1274937.html|accessdate=October 9, 2010|location=London|first=Tony|last=Sloman}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title= Alexander Salkind; 'Superman' Producer|work= The Los Angeles Times|date=March 18, 1997|url= http://articles.latimes.com/1997-03-18/news/mn-39501_1_alexander-salkind|accessdate=October 9, 2010|first=Myrna|last=Oliver}}</ref>
Alexander Salkind died in [[Neuilly-sur-Seine]] in 1997 and was buried in the [[Cimetière de Bagneux]] in the Parisian suburb of [[Montrouge]].<ref>{{cite news|title= Alexander Salkind, 75; Produced 'Superman' Trio|work= The New York Times|date=20 March 1997|url= http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F60817FB355C0C738EDDAA0894DF494D81|accessdate=9 October 2010}}</ref><ref name="indy"/><ref>{{cite news|title= Alexander Salkind; 'Superman' Producer|work= The Los Angeles Times|date=18 March 1997|url= https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-03-18-mn-39501-story.html|access-date=9 October 2010|first=Myrna|last=Oliver}}</ref>


Salkind's son, [[Ilya Salkind]] (b. 1947), is also a film producer.
Salkind's son, [[Ilya Salkind]] (b. 1947), is also a film producer.
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*''[[Boom in the Moon|Il moderno Barba Azul]]'' (''A Modern Bluebeard'') (1946 – producer; released in the U.S. as ''Boom to the Moon'')
*''[[Boom in the Moon|Il moderno Barba Azul]]'' (''A Modern Bluebeard'') (1946 – producer; released in the U.S. as ''Boom to the Moon'')
*''[[Black Jack (1950 film)|Black Jack]]'' (1950 – co-producer; also known as ''Captain Black Jack'')
*''[[Black Jack (1950 film)|Black Jack]]'' (1950 – co-producer; also known as ''Captain Black Jack'')
*''Die Tochter der Kompanie'' (1953 – producer; released in Italy as ''La figlia del Reggimento'', and in the U.S. as ''The Daughter of the Regiment'')
* ''[[The Daughter of the Regiment (1953 film)|The Daughter of the Regiment]]'' (1953 – producer; released in Italy as ''La figlia del Reggimento'', and in the U.S. as ''The Daughter of the Regiment'')
*''{{Interlanguage link multi|Mon coquin de père|fr}}'' (1958 – producer; released in Italy as ''A Parigi in vacanza'', and worldwide as ''My Darned Father'')
*''{{Interlanguage link multi|Mon coquin de père|fr}}'' (1958 – producer; released in Italy as ''A Parigi in vacanza'', and worldwide as ''My Darned Father'')
*''[[Austerlitz (film)|Austerlitz]]'' (1960 – producer; released in the U.S. as ''The Battle of Austerlitz'', and in Italy as ''Napoleone ad Austerlitz'' or ''La Battaglia di Austerlitz'')
*''[[Austerlitz (1960 film)|Austerlitz]]'' (1960 – producer; released in the U.S. as ''The Battle of Austerlitz'', and in Italy as ''Napoleone ad Austerlitz'' or ''La Battaglia di Austerlitz'')
*''[[Romulus and the Sabines]]'' (1961 – producer; released in France as ''L'Enlevement des Sabines'', and in Latin America as ''El Rapto de las Sabinas'')
*''[[Romulus and the Sabines (1961 film)|Romulus and the Sabines]]'' (1961 – producer; released in France as ''L'Enlevement des Sabines'', and in Latin America as ''El Rapto de las Sabinas'')
*''[[The Trial (1962 film)|The Trial]]'' (''Le Procès'') (1962 – producer, uncredited; released in West Germany as ''Der Prozess'', and in Italy as ''Il Processo'')
*''[[The Trial (1962 film)|The Trial]]'' (''Le Procès'') (1962 – producer, uncredited; released in West Germany as ''Der Prozess'', and in Italy as ''Il Processo'')
*''[[Ballad in Blue]]'' (1965 – producer; also known as ''Blues for Lovers'')
*''[[Ballad in Blue]]'' (1965 – producer; also known as ''Blues for Lovers'')
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*''[[Hot Line (film)|Hot Line]]'' (1967 – producer; released in France as ''Le Rouble à deux faces'')
*''[[Hot Line (film)|Hot Line]]'' (1967 – producer; released in France as ''Le Rouble à deux faces'')
*''[[The Light at the Edge of the World]]'' (1971 – presenter, executive producer)
*''[[The Light at the Edge of the World]]'' (1971 – presenter, executive producer)
*''{{Interlanguage link multi|Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill!|fr|3=Police Magnum|lt=Kill!}}'' (1971 – producer/presenter; released in the U.S. as ''Kill, Kill, Kill!'', in Spain as ''Kill: Matar'', and in France as ''Police Magnum'')
*''[[Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill!|Kill!]]'' (1971 – producer/presenter; released in the U.S. as ''Kill, Kill, Kill!'', in Spain as ''Kill: Matar'', and in France as ''Police Magnum'')
*''[[Bluebeard (1972 film)|Bluebeard]]'' (1972 – producer/presenter; released in Italy as ''Barbablu'', in West Germany as ''Blaubart'', and in France as ''Barbe-bleue'')
*''[[Bluebeard (1972 film)|Bluebeard]]'' (1972 – producer/presenter; released in Italy as ''Barbablu'', in West Germany as ''Blaubart'', and in France as ''Barbe-bleue'')
*''[[The Three Musketeers (1973 live-action film)|The Three Musketeers]]'' (1973 – producer/presenter; also known as ''The Queen's Diamonds'')
*''[[The Three Musketeers (1973 live-action film)|The Three Musketeers]]'' (1973 – producer/presenter; also known as ''The Queen's Diamonds'')
*''[[The Four Musketeers (1974 film)|The Four Musketeers]]'' (1974 – producer/presenter; also known as ''Milady's Revenge'' or ''The Revenge of Milady'')
*''[[The Four Musketeers (1974 film)|The Four Musketeers]]'' (1974 – producer/presenter; also known as ''Milady's Revenge'' or ''The Revenge of Milady'')
*''[[The Twist (film)|Folies bourgeoises]]'' (1976 – producer/presenter; released in the U.S. as ''The Twist'', in West Germany as ''Die Verruckten Reichen'', and in Italy as ''Pazzi Borghesi'')
*''[[The Twist (1976 film)|Folies bourgeoises]]'' (1976 – producer/presenter; released in the U.S. as ''The Twist'', in West Germany as ''Die Verruckten Reichen'', and in Italy as ''Pazzi Borghesi'')
*''[[The Prince and the Pauper (1977 film)|Crossed Swords]]'' (1978 – presenter; also known as ''The Prince and the Pauper'')
*''[[The Prince and the Pauper (1977 film)|Crossed Swords]]'' (1978 – presenter; also known as ''The Prince and the Pauper'')
*''[[Superman (1978 film)|Superman: The Movie]]'' (1978 – presenter)
*''[[Superman (1978 film)|Superman: The Movie]]'' (1978 – presenter)
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{IMDb name|758499|Alexander Salkind}}
*{{IMDb name|758499}}


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Alexander Salkind
Born
(1921-06-02)2 June 1921

Danzig, Free City of Danzig (now Poland)
Died8 March 1997(1997-03-08) (aged 75)
Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
OccupationFilm producer
Years active1941–1993
Spouse
Berta Domínguez
​
(m. 1946)​
ChildrenIlya Salkind

Alexander Salkind (/ˈsælkaɪnd/; 2 June 1921 – 8 March 1997) was a French film producer, the second of three generations of successful international producers.[1][2]

Life and career

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Salkind was born in the Free City of Danzig to Russian-born Jewish parents,[3] Maria and Mikhail Salkind (later Miguel Salkind).[4][5] His family moved to France, where his father worked as a film producer. Following in his father's footsteps, he produced French films and others in Europe and Hollywood: Austerlitz (1960) directed by Abel Gance, Kafka's The Trial (1962) directed by Orson Welles, and 1978's Superman starring Christopher Reeve and Margot Kidder. Salkind's double production, The Three Musketeers (1973), closely followed by The Four Musketeers (1974), led the Screen Actors Guild to issue what became known as the "Salkind Clause", which is intended to guarantee that an acting contract for one film cannot be extended into two films without the consent of the actor.[6] In 1985, DC Comics named Salkind as one of the honorees in the company's 50th anniversary publication Fifty Who Made DC Great for his work on the Superman film franchise.[7]

Alexander Salkind died in Neuilly-sur-Seine in 1997 and was buried in the Cimetière de Bagneux in the Parisian suburb of Montrouge.[8][3][9]

Salkind's son, Ilya Salkind (b. 1947), is also a film producer.

Filmography

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  • Marina (1945 – producer)
  • Soltera y con Gemelos (1945 – producer)
  • Sinfonia de una vida (1946 – producer; also known as The Symphony of Life)
  • Il moderno Barba Azul (A Modern Bluebeard) (1946 – producer; released in the U.S. as Boom to the Moon)
  • Black Jack (1950 – co-producer; also known as Captain Black Jack)
  • The Daughter of the Regiment (1953 – producer; released in Italy as La figlia del Reggimento, and in the U.S. as The Daughter of the Regiment)
  • Mon coquin de père [fr] (1958 – producer; released in Italy as A Parigi in vacanza, and worldwide as My Darned Father)
  • Austerlitz (1960 – producer; released in the U.S. as The Battle of Austerlitz, and in Italy as Napoleone ad Austerlitz or La Battaglia di Austerlitz)
  • Romulus and the Sabines (1961 – producer; released in France as L'Enlevement des Sabines, and in Latin America as El Rapto de las Sabinas)
  • The Trial (Le Procès) (1962 – producer, uncredited; released in West Germany as Der Prozess, and in Italy as Il Processo)
  • Ballad in Blue (1965 – producer; also known as Blues for Lovers)
  • Cervantes (1967 – producer; released in the U.S. as The Life of Cervantes or Young Rebel, in France as Les Aventures Extraordinaires de Cervantes, and in Italy as Le Avventure e Gli Amori di Cervantes)
  • Hot Line (1967 – producer; released in France as Le Rouble à deux faces)
  • The Light at the Edge of the World (1971 – presenter, executive producer)
  • Kill! (1971 – producer/presenter; released in the U.S. as Kill, Kill, Kill!, in Spain as Kill: Matar, and in France as Police Magnum)
  • Bluebeard (1972 – producer/presenter; released in Italy as Barbablu, in West Germany as Blaubart, and in France as Barbe-bleue)
  • The Three Musketeers (1973 – producer/presenter; also known as The Queen's Diamonds)
  • The Four Musketeers (1974 – producer/presenter; also known as Milady's Revenge or The Revenge of Milady)
  • Folies bourgeoises (1976 – producer/presenter; released in the U.S. as The Twist, in West Germany as Die Verruckten Reichen, and in Italy as Pazzi Borghesi)
  • Crossed Swords (1978 – presenter; also known as The Prince and the Pauper)
  • Superman: The Movie (1978 – presenter)
  • Superman II (1980 – presenter; released in the U.S. in 1981)
  • Superman III (1983 – presenter)
  • Where Is Parsifal? (1983 – presenter, uncredited)
  • Supergirl (1984 – presenter)
  • Santa Claus: The Movie (1985 – presenter)
  • The Rainbow Thief (1990 – executive producer, uncredited)
  • Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (1992 – presenter)
  • Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (2006 – presenter)

References

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  1. ^ "They Hope This 'Superboy' Flies". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
  2. ^ "Salkind The Third Generation of a Filmmaking Family Comes To Florida in Ilya Salkind, A True Man of Steel in the Industry". Sun Sentinel. Archived from the original on 16 May 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
  3. ^ a b Sloman, Tony (25 March 1997). "Obituary: Alexander Salkind". Independent. London. Archived from the original on 15 November 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  4. ^ "ALEX AND ILYA SALKIND – IN INTERVIEW – BY HARLAN KENNEDY". www.americancinemapapers.com.
  5. ^ "Yahoo.com".
  6. ^ Russo, Tom (9 April 2004). "Franchise This". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
  7. ^ Marx, Barry, Cavalieri, Joey and Hill, Thomas (w), Petruccio, Steven (a), Marx, Barry (ed). "Alexander Salkind The Promise Delivered" Fifty Who Made DC Great, p. 43 (1985). DC Comics.
  8. ^ "Alexander Salkind, 75; Produced 'Superman' Trio". The New York Times. 20 March 1997. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
  9. ^ Oliver, Myrna (18 March 1997). "Alexander Salkind; 'Superman' Producer". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
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