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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 Holocaust (1978), Billionaire Boys Club (1987) and Peter the Great (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 Holocaust (1978)
Holocaust
8.0
TV Mini Series
  • Director
Billionaire Boys Club (1987)
Billionaire Boys Club
6.7
TV Mini Series
  • Director
Peter the Great (1986)
Peter the Great
7.7
TV Mini Series
  • Director
Roots (1977)
Roots
8.4
TV Mini Series
  • Director

Credits

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Art Department

  • Red Rowe in Video Village (1960)
    Video Village
    7.5
    TV Series
    • set designer
    • 1960–1962
  • Natalie Wood and Jacques Sernas in Camera Three (1954)
    Camera Three
    6.3
    TV Series
    • settings designer
    • settings design (as Marvin Chomsky)
    • 1958–1961
  • Walter Matthau in Play of the Week (1959)
    Play of the Week
    7.1
    TV Series
    • set designer (as Marvin Chomsky)
    • 1960
  • Kraft Mystery Theatre (1947)
    The United States Steel Hour
    8.0
    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
  • Triumph Over Disaster: The Hurricane Andrew Story (1993)
    Triumph Over Disaster: The Hurricane Andrew Story
    5.4
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1993
  • Telling Secrets (1993)
    Telling Secrets
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1993
  • Strauss Dynasty (1991)
    Strauss Dynasty
    7.7
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1991
  • Brotherhood of the Rose (1989)
    Brotherhood of the Rose
    6.8
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1989
  • I'll Be Home for Christmas (1988)
    I'll Be Home for Christmas
    6.4
    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: The Mystery of Anna (1986)
    Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna
    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 The Deliberate Stranger (1986)
    The Deliberate Stranger
    7.3
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1986
  • Peter the Great (1986)
    Peter the Great
    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
    7.5
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1985
  • Nairobi Affair (1984)
    Nairobi Affair
    5.2
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1984
  • James Garner and C. Thomas Howell in Tank (1984)
    Tank
    5.8
    • Director
    • 1984
  • Valerie Bertinelli in I Was a Mail Order Bride (1982)
    I Was a Mail Order Bride
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • directed by
    • 1982

Producer

  • Catherine Zeta-Jones in Catherine the Great (1995)
    Catherine the Great
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1995
  • Triumph Over Disaster: The Hurricane Andrew Story (1993)
    Triumph Over Disaster: The Hurricane Andrew Story
    5.4
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1993
  • Brotherhood of the Rose (1989)
    Brotherhood of the Rose
    6.8
    TV Mini Series
    • producer
    • 1989
  • I'll Be Home for Christmas (1988)
    I'll Be Home for Christmas
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1988
  • Billionaire Boys Club (1987)
    Billionaire Boys Club
    6.7
    TV Mini Series
    • supervising producer
    • 1987
  • Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna (1986)
    Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna
    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 The Deliberate Stranger (1986)
    The Deliberate Stranger
    7.3
    TV Mini Series
    • producer
    • 1986
  • Peter the Great (1986)
    Peter the Great
    7.7
    TV Mini Series
    • produced by
    • 1986
  • Evita Peron (1981)
    Evita Peron
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1981
  • The Bubble (1966)
    The Bubble
    4.7
    • associate producer (as Marvin Chomsky)
    • 1966
  • Run Buddy Run (1966)
    Run Buddy Run
    7.3
    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
    7.3
    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 The Magician (1973).

Did you know

  • Trivia
    A cousin of the American linguist Noam Chomsky.

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