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.

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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)

8.0

TV Mini Series

Director

Billionaire Boys Club (1987)

Billionaire Boys Club

6.7

TV Mini Series

Director

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)

8.4

TV Mini Series

Director

Credits

Art Department

Video Village
7.4
TV Series
- set designer
- 1960–1962
Camera Three
7.3
TV Series
- settings designer
- settings design
- 1958–1961
Play of the Week
7.2
TV Series
- set designer (as Marvin Chomsky)
- 1960
The United States Steel Hour
7.8
TV Series
- settings design
- settings designed by
- 1954–1959

Director

Catherine the Great
6.1
TV Movie
- Director
- 1995
Ouragan sur Miami
5.2
TV Movie
- Director
- 1993
Manipulation meurtrière
5.7
TV Movie
- Director
- 1993
Strauss Dynasty
7.5
TV Mini Series
- Director
- 1991
La confrérie de la rose
6.7
TV Mini Series
- Director
- 1989
I'll Be Home for Christmas
6.5
TV Movie
- Director
- 1988
Billionaire Boys Club
6.7
TV Mini Series
- Director
- 1987
Angel in Green
6.8
TV Movie
- Director
- 1987
Anastasia
6.6
TV Mini Series
- Director
- 1986
Au-dessus de tout soupçon
7.3
TV Mini Series
- Director
- 1986
Pierre le Grand
7.7
TV Mini Series
- Director
- 1986
Robert Kennedy and His Times
7.3
TV Mini Series
- Director
- 1985
Sale affaire à Nairobi
5.1
TV Movie
- Director
- 1984
Tank
5.8
- Director
- 1984
Mari par correspondance
5.9
TV Movie
- Director (directed by)
- 1982

Producer

Catherine the Great
6.1
TV Movie
- producer
- 1995
Ouragan sur Miami
5.2
TV Movie
- producer
- 1993
La confrérie de la rose
6.7
TV Mini Series
- producer
- 1989
I'll Be Home for Christmas
6.5
TV Movie
- producer
- 1988
Billionaire Boys Club
6.7
TV Mini Series
- supervising producer
- 1987
Anastasia
6.6
TV Mini Series
- producer
- 1986
Au-dessus de tout soupçon
7.3
TV Mini Series
- producer
- 1986
Pierre le Grand
7.7
TV Mini Series
- producer (produced by)
- 1986
Evita Peron
5.7
TV Movie
- producer
- 1981
The Bubble
4.8
- associate producer (as Marvin Chomsky)
- 1966
Run Buddy Run
7.5
TV Series
- associate producer
- 1966
Death of a Salesman
7.8
TV Movie
- associate producer (as Marvin Chomsky)
- 1966
The Nurses
7.4
TV Series
- associate producer
- 1964–1965

Personal details

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

Trivia
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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When did Marvin J. Chomsky die?
March 28, 2022
How did Marvin J. Chomsky die?
Natural causes
How old was Marvin J. Chomsky when he died?
92 years old
Where did Marvin J. Chomsky die?
Santa Monica, California, USA
When was Marvin J. Chomsky born?
May 23, 1929

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