Bob Balaban: How I Write

Monuments Man

The prolific actor, who stars as Private Preston Savitz in this week’s Monuments Men, is also a successful children’s book author.

Published Feb. 5 2014 12:00PM EST

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Where did you grow up?

Well, I was born in Chicago. My family moved there in about 1898 or so, escaped from some pogrom in Russia, got there, and eventually set up a chain of movie theaters.

Noah Charney

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Bob Balaban: How I Write

The prolific actor, who stars as Private Preston Savitz in this week’s Monuments Men, is also a successful children’s book author.

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Noah Charney