Bruce Paltrow

Bruce Weigert Paltrow was an American television and film director and producer. He was the husband of actress Blythe Danner, and the father of actress Gwyneth Paltrow and director Jake Paltrow.

Paltrow was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Dorothy and Arnold Paltrow. He was a first cousin of Spencer J. Giffords, father of American politician and member of the United States House of Representatives Gabrielle Giffords. His family was of Eastern European Jewish descent they lived in Minsk. His paternal greatgrandfather, whose surname was Paltrowicz, was a rabbi in Nowogrd, Poland. He studied at Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana. In the late 1960s, he began directing stage productions in New York City, where he met actress Blythe Danner, to whom he was married from December 14, 1969 until his death.

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