Martin Ransohoff
Nelson Martin Ransohoff ( born 1926 or 1927 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American film producer.
Life and achievements
Ransohoff graduated in 1949 from Colgate University in Hamilton in the U.S. state of New York.
He founded the film production company Filmways TV Productions, which was later renamed Filmways Inc.. In 1972, he left her. In his career he produced over 35 films in three films, he also worked with the script.
His works include: the Oscar - winning film drama ... the Sandpiper (1965 ), directed by Vincente Minnelli with Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor in the lead roles, the adventure film The Cincinnati Kid (1965 ) Norman Jewison starring Steve McQueen, the horror film The Black 13 (1966 ) by J. Lee Thompson with Deborah Kerr and David Niven, the horror comedy dance of the Vampires ( 1967) by Roman Polanski with Jack MacGowran, the two -time Oscar -nominated adventure film Ice Station Zebra ( 1968) by John Sturges with rock Hudson and Ernest Borgnine, the war film the castle in the Ardennes (1969 ) by Sydney Pollack starring Burt Lancaster, the black comedy Catch-22 - the evil trick (1970 ) by Mike Nichols with Alan Arkin, comedy Class ( 1983) with Jacqueline Bisset and Rob Lowe, the film drama Chicago Blues ( 1987) with Matt Dillon, Diane Lane and Tommy Lee Jones and the thriller Turbulence (1997 ) by Robert Butler with Ray Liotta.
His marriage to Joan Ransohoff the son of Steve Ransohoff emerged.