A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Birthplace:
New York City, New York, USA
Born:
May 8, 1932
Died:
May 31, 2024
Martin Starger (May 8, 1932 – May 31, 2024) was an American entertainment businessman and producer. He led ABC Entertainment (a wing of the American Broadcasting Company) during its boom period in the 1970s, pioneering the creation of television shows such as ABC Movie of the Week, Marcus Welby, M.D. and Happy Days. He also pushed the limits of television broadcast presiding over pioneering miniseries and specials such as Roots and Rich Man, Poor Man. Starger was born in the Bronx, New York City in 1932. He made his way into films as the executive producer of Robert Altman's 1975 film Nashville before becoming tied to the film production department of Lew Grade's ITC Entertainment starting with Stanley Donen's 1978 film Movie Movie. Working with Grade, Starger became the president of Associated Film Distribution, the distributor of ITC's films which tied him to the production of films both successful (Autumn Sonata, The Muppet Movie, On Golden Pond, Sophie's Choice) and unsuccessful (Raise the Titanic, The Legend of the Lone Ranger, Saturn 3), some of which bombed in a manner that destroyed the company. After the fall of AFD, Starger continued to produce films such as Peter Bogdanovich's 1985 film Mask. Starger died at his home in Los Angeles on May 31, 2024, at the age of 92. Description above from the Wikipedia article Martin Starger, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Executive Producer:
1975 Nashville
1977 The Domino Principle
1978 Movie Movie
1979 All Quiet on the Western Front
1979 Jennifer: A Woman’s Story
1979 Sanctuary of Fear
1979 The Muppet Movie
1980 Friendly Fire
1980 Raise the Titanic
1980 Saturn 3
1980 The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd
1981 Hard Country
1981 Red Flag: The Ultimate Game
1981 The Legend of the Lone Ranger
1982 Barbarosa
1982 Sophie's Choice
1982 The Elephant Man
1982 The Last Unicorn
1985 Consenting Adult
1987 Escape from Sobibor
1988 Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Holiday Affair
1999 Love Letters
Producer:
1975 Nashville
1977 The Domino Principle
1978 Movie Movie
1979 All Quiet on the Western Front
1979 Jennifer: A Woman’s Story
1979 Sanctuary of Fear
1979 The Muppet Movie
1980 Friendly Fire
1980 Raise the Titanic
1980 Saturn 3
1980 The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd
1981 Hard Country
1981 Red Flag: The Ultimate Game
1981 The Legend of the Lone Ranger
1982 Barbarosa
1982 Sophie's Choice
1982 The Elephant Man
1982 The Last Unicorn
1985 Consenting Adult
1985 Mask
1987 Escape from Sobibor
1988 Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Holiday Affair
1999 Love Letters
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Filtering is applied here to film projects flagged as "adult" by TheMovieDB. Pending "popular demand" I am contemplating a login and profile system with preferences (such as whether to allow adult images to appear) and permissions (such as data entry).
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Whether or not he still clings to an award which he won in 1986 as a film critic for his college's newspaper, Jeffrey Hartmann is not responsible for the texts of overviews and biographies supplied by external data sources.