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Martin Ransohoff

January 14, 2023

Martin Nelson Ransohoff (July 7, 1927[1] – December 13, 2017) was an American film and television producer,[2] and member of the Ransohoff family.

Martin Ransohoff
Born
Martin Nelson Ransohoff

(1927-07-07)July 7, 1927
New Orleans, Louisiana
DiedDecember 13, 2017(2017-12-13) (aged 90)
Los Angeles, California
EducationB.A. Colgate University
OccupationFilm producer
Spouse(s)Nancy Hope Lundgren
Joan Marie Ransohoff
Children4
Parent(s)Babette (Strauss) and Arthur Ransohoff
FamilyHoward J. Burnett (brother-in-law)

Early life and education

Ransohoff was born on July 7, 1927, in New Orleans, Louisiana[1][3] the son of Babette (Strauss) and Arthur Ransohoff.[4] His mother was a former Republican National Committeewoman.[4] He had one sister Barbara Burnett (married to a former Washington & Jefferson College president Howard J. Burnett) and one brother Jack, a nuclear engineer.[4][5] He attended Wooster School in Danbury, Connecticut and graduated with a B.A. in History and English from Colgate University in 1948.[3]

Career

After school Ransohoff worked at several jobs (peddling housewares door-to-door, selling autos, and working at an advertising agency), before joining Caravel Films (later Transfilm-Caravel) in 1950 in New York City, where he worked as a salesman, writer, and producer.[3]

Filmways

In 1952, Ransohoff co-founded the film production company Filmways, Inc. with Edwin Kasper (Kasper left the firm in 1957).[3] The firm listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 1959.[3] Filmways started making TV commercials, moved into documentaries, then sitcoms; by 1963 Filmways was making $13 million a year.[6] Mister Ed and The Beverly Hillbillies brought Ransohoff his first successes in 1960 and 1962. Thereafter he turned his attention to films.[7]

MGM

Ransohoff's first film as producer was Boys' Night Out (1962) starring James Garner and Kim Novak and distributed by MGM. Garner was also in Ransohoff's next two films, both of which were directed by Arthur Hiller: The Wheeler Dealers (1963) and The Americanization of Emily (1964); the latter, based on a script by Paddy Chayefsky, was particularly praised.[8]

Ransohoff found commercial success with The Sandpiper (1965), based on a story by the producer and starring Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor. He produced The Cincinnati Kid (1965), firing Sam Peckinpah as director during filming and replacing him with Norman Jewison; the movie received strong reviews. Less popular was The Loved One (1965). Eye of the Devil (1967) was a thriller originally starring Kim Novak, David Niven, and a young actor Ransohoff put under personal contract, Sharon Tate. Novak was injured during filming and was replaced by Deborah Kerr.[9] Tate was in Ransohoff's next films, The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967), directed by Roman Polanski, whom she would marry (Ransohoff was executive producer), and Don't Make Waves (1967). He executive produced Our Mother's House (1967) in England and produced Ice Station Zebra (1968).

Post-MGM

Ransohoff then signed a deal with Columbia, who distributed his A Midsummer Night's Dream (1968), Castle Keep (1969), and Hamlet (1969). He made Catch-22 (1970) at Paramount, The Moonshine War (1970) at MGM, and 10 Rillington Place (1971) and See No Evil (1971) at Columbia. King Lear (1971) was released by a smaller company. He also made Fuzz (1972) and Save the Tiger (1973). His last film for Filmways was The White Dawn (1974).

Post-Filmways

In 1972 Ransohoff became an independent producer.[10][11] He signed a contract with Paramount to make movies for them.[12] Ransohoff went on to produce such films as Silver Streak (1976), Nightwing (1979), and The Wanderers (1979). He made a short lived TV series Co-Ed Fever (1979) but focused on features: A Change of Seasons (1980), American Pop (1981), Hanky Panky (1982), and Class (1983).[13]

Columbia and later films

Ransohoff had success with Jagged Edge (1985) based on a script for Joe Eszterhas. It was made by Columbia who also distributed Ransohoff's The Big Town (1987), Switching Channels (1988), Physical Evidence (1989), and Welcome Home (1989). It was around that time that his company Albacore Productions had inked pacts with Columbia Pictures, which covered domestic theatrical distribution, British film distributor Rank Film Distributors, which covered international distribution and Vestron Video, which covered home video distribution for a three-film agreement.[14][15][16] Ransohoff's later films included Guilty as Sin (1993) and Turbulence (1997).

Personal life

Ransohoff was married twice. His first wife was Nancy Hope Lundgren; they had four children Peter (born 1952), Karen (born 1954), and twins Steven and Kurt (born 1957).[3] His second wife was Joan Marie Ransohoff,[citation needed] an artist.[17] Ransohoff died on December 13, 2017, at his Bel Air home in Los Angeles. He was 90.[18]

Selected filmography

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Martin Ransohoff". Yahoo! TV.
  2. ^ Sandra Brennan (2014). . Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 4, 2014.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Broadcasting Magazine: "Our Respects To...Martin Ransohoff", November 16, 1959, p.121
  4. ^ a b c "Paid Notice: Deaths Ransohoff, Babette". New York Times. December 7, 2000.
  5. ^ "OBITUARIES: Barbara R. Burnett, wife of Dr. Howard J. Burnett, president of Washington & Jefferson College, died of heart failure Wednesday in – Sarasota, Florida". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. March 15, 1991. Mrs. Burnett, 60, of Washington, Washington County, graduated in 1952 with a bachelor's degree in political science from Mount Holyoke College. She worked as a sales clerk for B.H. Blackwell's in Oxford, England, in 1953 and 1954.In the 1960s, she was the circulation manager for the Finger Lakes Chronicle magazine in Corning, N.Y. Mrs. Burnett moved to Washington in July 1970, when her husband was named president of Washington lit Jefferson College....In addition to her husband, Mrs. Burnett is survived by two daughters, Lee Berman of Stamford, Conn., and Susan Petito of New York City; a son, Mark of Lexington, Massachusetts; three grandchildren; her mother, Babette Ransohoff of Stamford; and two brothers, Jack and Martin Ransohoff....Services will 'be at 11 a.m. Monday in First Presbyterian Church of Washington
  6. ^ Scheuer, Philip K. (February 18, 1963). "Martin Ransohoff Expands Program: Success in TV Encourages $10 Million Movie Gamble". Los Angeles Times. p. C11.
  7. ^ Scheuer, P. K. (February 18, 1963). "Martin ransohoff expands program". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 168299305.
  8. ^ SEIDENBAUM, A. (February 12, 1964). "A real live(ly) production". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 168523332.
  9. ^ Bathollywood, Peter (January 3, 1965). "Message Merchant On The Run". New York Times. p. X9.
  10. ^ "Filmways' Ransohoff Quits As President and Director". Wall Street Journal. September 8, 1972. p. 25.
  11. ^ Lawrence Laurent (January 19, 1966). "Radio and Television Martin Ransohoff Knows His Market". The Washington Post and Times-Herald. p. C5.
  12. ^ "RANSOHOFF SIGNED BY PARAMOUNT PICTURES". Los Angeles Times. October 2, 1972. ProQuest 157036779.
  13. ^ Canby, Vincent (February 13, 1981). "'American Pop' Grown-Up Animation". The New York Times.
  14. ^ "FSM Board: M. Ransohoff/B. Brown/S. Kapoor/A. Harvey R.I.P." filmscoremonthly.com. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  15. ^ "UNLIKELY PAIR IN UPCOMING 'TWINS' MOVIE". Deseret News. August 27, 1988. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  16. ^ "AFI|Catalog". catalog.afi.com. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  17. ^ Artist Joan Marie retrieved October 25, 2017
  18. ^ Martin Ransohoff, 'Cincinnati Kid' Producer and Founder of Filmways TV, Dies at 90

External links

  • Martin Ransohoff at IMDb

January 14, 2023
martin, ransohoff, martin, nelson, ransohoff, july, 1927, december, 2017, american, film, television, producer, member, ransohoff, family, bornmartin, nelson, ransohoff, 1927, july, 1927new, orleans, louisianadieddecember, 2017, 2017, aged, angeles, california. Martin Nelson Ransohoff July 7 1927 1 December 13 2017 was an American film and television producer 2 and member of the Ransohoff family Martin RansohoffBornMartin Nelson Ransohoff 1927 07 07 July 7 1927New Orleans LouisianaDiedDecember 13 2017 2017 12 13 aged 90 Los Angeles CaliforniaEducationB A Colgate UniversityOccupationFilm producerSpouse s Nancy Hope Lundgren Joan Marie RansohoffChildren4Parent s Babette Strauss and Arthur RansohoffFamilyHoward J Burnett brother in law Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 2 1 Filmways 2 2 MGM 2 3 Post MGM 2 4 Post Filmways 2 5 Columbia and later films 3 Personal life 4 Selected filmography 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksEarly life and education EditRansohoff was born on July 7 1927 in New Orleans Louisiana 1 3 the son of Babette Strauss and Arthur Ransohoff 4 His mother was a former Republican National Committeewoman 4 He had one sister Barbara Burnett married to a former Washington amp Jefferson College president Howard J Burnett and one brother Jack a nuclear engineer 4 5 He attended Wooster School in Danbury Connecticut and graduated with a B A in History and English from Colgate University in 1948 3 Career EditThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Martin Ransohoff news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message After school Ransohoff worked at several jobs peddling housewares door to door selling autos and working at an advertising agency before joining Caravel Films later Transfilm Caravel in 1950 in New York City where he worked as a salesman writer and producer 3 Filmways Edit In 1952 Ransohoff co founded the film production company Filmways Inc with Edwin Kasper Kasper left the firm in 1957 3 The firm listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 1959 3 Filmways started making TV commercials moved into documentaries then sitcoms by 1963 Filmways was making 13 million a year 6 Mister Ed and The Beverly Hillbillies brought Ransohoff his first successes in 1960 and 1962 Thereafter he turned his attention to films 7 MGM Edit Ransohoff s first film as producer was Boys Night Out 1962 starring James Garner and Kim Novak and distributed by MGM Garner was also in Ransohoff s next two films both of which were directed by Arthur Hiller The Wheeler Dealers 1963 and The Americanization of Emily 1964 the latter based on a script by Paddy Chayefsky was particularly praised 8 Ransohoff found commercial success with The Sandpiper 1965 based on a story by the producer and starring Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor He produced The Cincinnati Kid 1965 firing Sam Peckinpah as director during filming and replacing him with Norman Jewison the movie received strong reviews Less popular was The Loved One 1965 Eye of the Devil 1967 was a thriller originally starring Kim Novak David Niven and a young actor Ransohoff put under personal contract Sharon Tate Novak was injured during filming and was replaced by Deborah Kerr 9 Tate was in Ransohoff s next films The Fearless Vampire Killers 1967 directed by Roman Polanski whom she would marry Ransohoff was executive producer and Don t Make Waves 1967 He executive produced Our Mother s House 1967 in England and produced Ice Station Zebra 1968 Post MGM Edit Ransohoff then signed a deal with Columbia who distributed his A Midsummer Night s Dream 1968 Castle Keep 1969 and Hamlet 1969 He made Catch 22 1970 at Paramount The Moonshine War 1970 at MGM and 10 Rillington Place 1971 and See No Evil 1971 at Columbia King Lear 1971 was released by a smaller company He also made Fuzz 1972 and Save the Tiger 1973 His last film for Filmways was The White Dawn 1974 Post Filmways Edit In 1972 Ransohoff became an independent producer 10 11 He signed a contract with Paramount to make movies for them 12 Ransohoff went on to produce such films as Silver Streak 1976 Nightwing 1979 and The Wanderers 1979 He made a short lived TV series Co Ed Fever 1979 but focused on features A Change of Seasons 1980 American Pop 1981 Hanky Panky 1982 and Class 1983 13 Columbia and later films Edit Ransohoff had success with Jagged Edge 1985 based on a script for Joe Eszterhas It was made by Columbia who also distributed Ransohoff s The Big Town 1987 Switching Channels 1988 Physical Evidence 1989 and Welcome Home 1989 It was around that time that his company Albacore Productions had inked pacts with Columbia Pictures which covered domestic theatrical distribution British film distributor Rank Film Distributors which covered international distribution and Vestron Video which covered home video distribution for a three film agreement 14 15 16 Ransohoff s later films included Guilty as Sin 1993 and Turbulence 1997 Personal life EditRansohoff was married twice His first wife was Nancy Hope Lundgren they had four children Peter born 1952 Karen born 1954 and twins Steven and Kurt born 1957 3 His second wife was Joan Marie Ransohoff citation needed an artist 17 Ransohoff died on December 13 2017 at his Bel Air home in Los Angeles He was 90 18 Selected filmography EditBoys Night Out 1962 producer The Beverly Hillbillies 1962 71 TV series executive producer The Wheeler Dealers 1963 producer The Americanization of Emily 1964 producer Topkapi 1964 producer The Sandpiper 1965 story producer The Cincinnati Kid 1965 producer The Loved One 1965 executive producer uncredited Eye of the Devil 1967 producer The Fearless Vampire Killers 1967 executive producer Don t Make Waves 1967 producer Our Mother s House 1967 executive producer Ice Station Zebra 1968 producer A Midsummer Night s Dream 1968 executive producer Castle Keep 1969 producer Hamlet 1969 producer Catch 22 1970 producer The Moonshine War 1970 producer 10 Rillington Place 1971 producer See No Evil 1971 producer King Lear 1971 producer What s the Matter with Helen 1971 presenter Fuzz 1972 producer Save the Tiger 1973 producer The White Dawn 1974 story producer Silver Streak 1976 executive producer Nightwing 1979 producer The Wanderers 1979 producer Co Ed Fever 1979 TV series executive producer A Change of Seasons 1980 story producer American Pop 1981 producer Hanky Panky 1982 producer Class 1983 producer Jagged Edge 1985 producer The Big Town 1987 producer Switching Channels 1988 producer Physical Evidence 1989 producer Welcome Home 1989 producer Guilty as Sin 1993 producer Turbulence 1997 producerSee also EditRansohoff familyReferences Edit a b Martin Ransohoff Yahoo TV Sandra Brennan 2014 Martin Ransohoff Movies amp TV Dept The New York Times Archived from the original on March 4 2014 a b c d e f Broadcasting Magazine Our Respects To Martin Ransohoff November 16 1959 p 121 a b c Paid Notice Deaths Ransohoff Babette New York Times December 7 2000 OBITUARIES Barbara R Burnett wife of Dr Howard J Burnett president of Washington amp Jefferson College died of heart failure Wednesday in Sarasota Florida Pittsburgh Post Gazette March 15 1991 Mrs Burnett 60 of Washington Washington County graduated in 1952 with a bachelor s degree in political science from Mount Holyoke College She worked as a sales clerk for B H Blackwell s in Oxford England in 1953 and 1954 In the 1960s she was the circulation manager for the Finger Lakes Chronicle magazine in Corning N Y Mrs Burnett moved to Washington in July 1970 when her husband was named president of Washington lit Jefferson College In addition to her husband Mrs Burnett is survived by two daughters Lee Berman of Stamford Conn and Susan Petito of New York City a son Mark of Lexington Massachusetts three grandchildren her mother Babette Ransohoff of Stamford and two brothers Jack and Martin Ransohoff Services will be at 11 a m Monday in First Presbyterian Church of Washington Scheuer Philip K February 18 1963 Martin Ransohoff Expands Program Success in TV Encourages 10 Million Movie Gamble Los Angeles Times p C11 Scheuer P K February 18 1963 Martin ransohoff expands program Los Angeles Times ProQuest 168299305 SEIDENBAUM A February 12 1964 A real live ly production Los Angeles Times ProQuest 168523332 Bathollywood Peter January 3 1965 Message Merchant On The Run New York Times p X9 Filmways Ransohoff Quits As President and Director Wall Street Journal September 8 1972 p 25 Lawrence Laurent January 19 1966 Radio and Television Martin Ransohoff Knows His Market The Washington Post and Times Herald p C5 RANSOHOFF SIGNED BY PARAMOUNT PICTURES Los Angeles Times October 2 1972 ProQuest 157036779 Canby Vincent February 13 1981 American Pop Grown Up Animation The New York Times FSM Board M Ransohoff B Brown S Kapoor A Harvey R I P filmscoremonthly com Retrieved March 27 2022 UNLIKELY PAIR IN UPCOMING TWINS MOVIE Deseret News August 27 1988 Retrieved March 27 2022 AFI Catalog catalog afi com Retrieved March 27 2022 Artist Joan Marie retrieved October 25 2017 Martin Ransohoff Cincinnati Kid Producer and Founder of Filmways TV Dies at 90External links EditMartin Ransohoff at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Martin Ransohoff amp oldid 1132023572, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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