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Martin Starger
New York City, New York, USA
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 i…
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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.
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2019
Cinema and Sanctuary
Movie Self
- 2004
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1999
Love Letters
Movie Executive Producer
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1988
Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Holiday Affair
Movie Executive Producer
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1988
Earth Star Voyager
TV show Executive Producer
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1987
Escape from Sobibor
Movie Executive Producer
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1985
Mask
Movie Producer
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1985
Consenting Adult
Movie Executive Producer
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1982
Sophie's Choice
Movie Executive Producer
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1982
The Last Unicorn
Movie Executive Producer
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1982
Barbarosa
Movie Executive Producer
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1982
The Elephant Man
Movie Executive Producer
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1981
Red Flag: The Ultimate Game
Movie Executive Producer
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1981
The Legend of the Lone Ranger
Movie Executive Producer
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1981
Hard Country
Movie Executive Producer
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1980
Friendly Fire
Movie Executive Producer
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1980
Raise the Titanic
Movie Executive Producer
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1980
The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd
Movie Executive Producer
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1980
Saturn 3
Movie Executive Producer
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1979
All Quiet on the Western Front
Movie Executive Producer
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1979
The Muppet Movie
Movie Executive Producer
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1979
Sanctuary of Fear
Movie Executive Producer
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1979
Jennifer: A Woman’s Story
Movie Executive Producer
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1978
Movie Movie
Movie Executive Producer
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1977
The Domino Principle
Movie Executive Producer
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1975
Nashville
Movie Executive Producer
