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Rollin Binzer(1939-2025)

  • Producer
  • Director
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The story of a K through 12 school on Chicago's impoverished, high crime West Side, that has been sending 100% of graduating seniors to four year colleges and universities for 30 years. More than half of them are accepted by tier one schools and the class of 2008 was awarded more than $4.5 million in college scholarships. Providence St. Mel is a school that has completely escaped America's educational crisis.
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The Providence Effect (2009)
Rollin Binzer was born on 4 October 1939 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a producer and director, known for The Providence Effect (2009), Ladies and Gentlemen: The Rolling Stones (1973) and The Rocket Pilots (1981). He was married to Valerie Farnum. He died on 1 October 2025 in Long Beach, California, USA.
BornOctober 4, 1939
DiedOctober 1, 2025(85)
BornOctober 4, 1939
DiedOctober 1, 2025(85)
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Known for

The Providence Effect (2009)
The Providence Effect
8.1
  • Producer
  • 2009
Mick Jagger in Ladies and Gentlemen: The Rolling Stones (1973)
Ladies and Gentlemen: The Rolling Stones
7.9
  • Producer
  • 1973
The Rocket Pilots
8.9
TV Movie
  • Producer
  • 1981
Dawn Breakers Film Festival Spotlights (2007)
Dawn Breakers Film Festival Spotlights
TV Series
  • Self

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Producer

  • The Providence Effect (2009)
    The Providence Effect
    8.1
    • producer
    • 2009
  • The Rocket Pilots
    8.9
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1981
  • Mick Jagger in Ladies and Gentlemen: The Rolling Stones (1973)
    Ladies and Gentlemen: The Rolling Stones
    7.9
    • producer
    • 1973

Director

  • The Providence Effect (2009)
    The Providence Effect
    8.1
    • Director
    • 2009
  • Mick Jagger in Ladies and Gentlemen: The Rolling Stones (1973)
    Ladies and Gentlemen: The Rolling Stones
    7.9
    • Director
    • 1973

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Personal details

  • Born
    • October 4, 1939
    • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died
    • October 1, 2025
    • Long Beach, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Valerie Farnum? - October 1, 2025 (his death, 3 children)
  • Children
    • Seth 'Shifty Shellshock' Binzer

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    Father of Seth 'Shifty Shellshock' Binzer

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