Marvin John Schwartz
Marvin John Schwartz (January 10, 1928 – September 3, 1997)[1] was an American film producer and publicist. He began producing by optioning the novel Blindfold, which became a 1966 film.[2][3]
Schwartz was born in the Bronx, New York, to Sol Schwartz and Minnie Siegel, Yiddish-speaking Jewish emigrants from Russia and Austria, respectively. His father worked in the garment industry cutting furs.[4] He died in Boulder Creek, California.[5]
In Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Al Pacino plays a character with a similar name (Marvin Schwarz) who is a producer and talent scout.[citation needed]
Select credits[]
- Blindfold (1966)
- The War Wagon (1967)
- 100 Rifles (1969)
- Hard Contract (1969)
- Tribes (1970)
- Welcome Home, Soldier Boys (1971)
- Kid Blue (1973)
References[]
- ^ "California, Death Index, 1940–1997". Cite journal requires
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(help) - ^ Bart, Peter (September 13, 1964). "Hollywood Turnabout: Flicks From Former Flacks". New York Times. p. X13.
- ^ Champlin, Charles (April 15, 1969). "Director and Producer Do the Possible". Los Angeles Times. p. h1.
- ^ 1930 United States Federal Census
- ^ U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935–2014
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Categories:
- American film producers
- 1928 births
- 1997 deaths
- People from the Bronx
- American Jews
- American people of Russian-Jewish descent
- American people of Austrian-Jewish descent
- American film producer stubs