Ivan Reitman, the filmmaker who defined a generation’s sense of comedy, passed away on Sunday at the age of 75 at his home in Montecito, California.
Double Secret Probation: Reitman was born Komárno, Czechoslovakia, on Oct. 27, 1946. His father was an underground resistance fighter in World War II and owned a vinegar factory, while his mother survived the Auschwitz concentration camp. When their country came under Communist control, the Reitmans escaped into Austria and were later able to settle in Canada.
