Ina Balin

Ina Balin (born Ina Rosenberg, November 12, 1937 – June 20, 1990) was an American film, television, and stage actress. 2Early years Balin was born in Brooklyn, New York to Jewish parents. Her father, Sam Rosenberg, was a dancer, singer and comedian who worked the Borscht Belt. He later quit show business to join his family's furrier business. Her mother was a Hungarian-born professional dancer who escaped a troubled family life by marrying at age 15. Sam Rosenberg was her third husband by age 21. They too divorced when Ina and her brother, Richard Balin, were still quite young. The siblings were placed in boarding schools until their mother married a fourth time, then to shoe magnate Harold Balin, who later adopted Ina and Richard. Balin graduated from high school at age 15 after having spent five years at a boarding school in Pennsylvania. 2Television Balin first appeared on television on The Perry Como Sho