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Marvin J. Chomsky(1929-2022)

  • Art Department
  • Director
  • Producer
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Marvin J. Chomsky was born on 23 May 1929 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a director and producer, known for Holocauste (1978), Billionaire Boys Club (1987) and Pierre le Grand (1986). He died on 28 March 2022 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
BornMay 23, 1929
DiedMarch 28, 2022(92)
BornMay 23, 1929
DiedMarch 28, 2022(92)
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  • Won 4 Primetime Emmys
    • 6 wins & 7 nominations total

Known for

James Woods, Meryl Streep, and Michael Moriarty in Holocauste (1978)
Holocauste
8.0
TV Mini Series
  • Director
Billionaire Boys Club (1987)
Billionaire Boys Club
6.7
TV Mini Series
  • Director
Maximilian Schell in Pierre le Grand (1986)
Pierre le Grand
7.7
TV Mini Series
  • Director
Edward Asner, Louis Gossett Jr., John Amos, Lynda Day George, Doug McClure, and Leslie Uggams in Racines (1977)
Racines
8.4
TV Mini Series
  • Director

Credits

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Art Department

  • Red Rowe in Video Village (1960)
    Video Village
    7.6
    TV Series
    • set designer
    • 1960–1962
  • Natalie Wood and Jacques Sernas in Camera Three (1954)
    Camera Three
    7.1
    TV Series
    • settings designer
    • settings design
    • 1958–1961
  • Walter Matthau in Play of the Week (1959)
    Play of the Week
    7.2
    TV Series
    • set designer (as Marvin Chomsky)
    • 1960
  • Kraft Television Theatre (1947)
    The United States Steel Hour
    7.8
    TV Series
    • settings design
    • settings designed by
    • 1954–1959

Director

  • Catherine Zeta-Jones in Catherine the Great (1995)
    Catherine the Great
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1995
  • Ouragan sur Miami (1993)
    Ouragan sur Miami
    5.2
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1993
  • Manipulation meurtrière (1993)
    Manipulation meurtrière
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1993
  • Strauss Dynasty (1991)
    Strauss Dynasty
    7.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1991
  • La confrérie de la rose (1989)
    La confrérie de la rose
    6.7
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1989
  • I'll Be Home for Christmas (1988)
    I'll Be Home for Christmas
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1988
  • Billionaire Boys Club (1987)
    Billionaire Boys Club
    6.7
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1987
  • Angel in Green (1987)
    Angel in Green
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1987
  • Anastasia (1986)
    Anastasia
    6.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1986
  • Mark Harmon, M. Emmet Walsh, Frederic Forrest, John Ashton, Bonnie Bartlett, George Grizzard, Ben Masters, and Glynnis O'Connor in Au-dessus de tout soupçon (1986)
    Au-dessus de tout soupçon
    7.3
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1986
  • Maximilian Schell in Pierre le Grand (1986)
    Pierre le Grand
    7.7
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1986
  • Brad Davis and Cliff De Young in Robert Kennedy and His Times (1985)
    Robert Kennedy and His Times
    7.2
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1985
  • Charlton Heston, Maud Adams, and John Savage in Sale affaire à Nairobi (1984)
    Sale affaire à Nairobi
    5.1
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1984
  • James Garner and C. Thomas Howell in Tank (1984)
    Tank
    5.8
    • Director
    • 1984
  • Valerie Bertinelli in Mari par correspondance (1982)
    Mari par correspondance
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • Director (directed by)
    • 1982

Producer

  • Catherine Zeta-Jones in Catherine the Great (1995)
    Catherine the Great
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1995
  • Ouragan sur Miami (1993)
    Ouragan sur Miami
    5.2
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1993
  • La confrérie de la rose (1989)
    La confrérie de la rose
    6.7
    TV Mini Series
    • producer
    • 1989
  • I'll Be Home for Christmas (1988)
    I'll Be Home for Christmas
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1988
  • Billionaire Boys Club (1987)
    Billionaire Boys Club
    6.7
    TV Mini Series
    • supervising producer
    • 1987
  • Anastasia (1986)
    Anastasia
    6.6
    TV Mini Series
    • producer
    • 1986
  • Mark Harmon, M. Emmet Walsh, Frederic Forrest, John Ashton, Bonnie Bartlett, George Grizzard, Ben Masters, and Glynnis O'Connor in Au-dessus de tout soupçon (1986)
    Au-dessus de tout soupçon
    7.3
    TV Mini Series
    • producer
    • 1986
  • Maximilian Schell in Pierre le Grand (1986)
    Pierre le Grand
    7.7
    TV Mini Series
    • producer (produced by)
    • 1986
  • Evita Peron (1981)
    Evita Peron
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1981
  • The Bubble (1966)
    The Bubble
    4.8
    • associate producer (as Marvin Chomsky)
    • 1966
  • Run Buddy Run (1966)
    Run Buddy Run
    7.4
    TV Series
    • associate producer
    • 1966
  • Death of a Salesman (1966)
    Death of a Salesman
    7.8
    TV Movie
    • associate producer (as Marvin Chomsky)
    • 1966
  • Zina Bethune and Shirl Conway in The Nurses (1962)
    The Nurses
    7.4
    TV Series
    • associate producer
    • 1964–1965

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Marvin Chomsky
  • Born
    • May 23, 1929
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • March 28, 2022
    • Santa Monica, California, USA(natural causes)
  • Relatives
    • Noam Chomsky(Cousin)
  • Other works
    Pilot: Directed the pilot for the TV series Le magicien (1973).

Did you know

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    When he accepted his third Emmy for directing, he commented that he had won the awards for directing projects about events that "never should have happened." One of his projects was about the Holocaust, one was about the Attica prison riot and the Emmy he was accepting was for a project about the Nazis in Germany.

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