Quinn Martin
Quinn Martin | |
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Born | Irwin Martin Cohn May 22, 1922 New York City, US |
Died | September 5, 1987 | (aged 65)
Occupation | Television producer |
Spouse(s) | Madelyn Pugh (a.k.a. Madelyn Davis); Marianne Muffet Webb |
Children | 3 |
Parent | Martin G. Cohn |
Quinn Martin (born Irwin Martin Cohn; May 22, 1922 – September 5, 1987) was an American
Early life
Born on May 22, 1922,
While attending the
QM Productions
In 1960, Martin established his own
Quinn Martin Television Series
Title | First Episode | Final Episode | Genre | Seasons | Episodes | Original Network |
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The New Breed | October 3, 1961 | June 5, 1962 | Crime drama | 1 | 36 | ABC |
The Fugitive | September 17, 1963 | August 29, 1967 | Crime drama | 4 | 120 | |
Twelve O'Clock High |
September 18, 1964 | January 13, 1967 | Military drama | 3 | 78 | |
The F.B.I. | September 19, 1965 | April 28, 1974 | Crime drama | 9 | 241 | |
The Invaders | January 10, 1967 | March 26, 1968 | Science fiction | 2 | 43 | |
Dan August | September 23, 1970 | April 8, 1971 | Crime drama | 1 | 26 | |
Cannon | September 14, 1971 | March 3, 1976 | Crime drama | 5 | 122 | CBS |
Banyon | September 15, 1972 | January 12, 1973 | Crime drama | 1 | 15 | NBC |
The Streets of San Francisco | September 16, 1972 | June 9, 1977 | Crime drama | 5 | 121 | ABC |
Barnaby Jones | January 23, 1973 | April 3, 1980 | Crime drama | 8 | 178 | CBS |
The Manhunter | September 11, 1974 | March 5, 1975 | Crime drama | 1 | 22 | |
Caribe | February 17, 1975 | May 12, 1975 | Crime drama | 1 | 13 | ABC |
Bert D'Angelo/Superstar | February 21, 1976 | July 10, 1976 | Crime drama | 1 | 12 | |
Most Wanted | October 16, 1976 | August 20, 1977 | Crime drama | 1 | 21 | |
Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected | February 2, 1977 | August 24, 1977 | Horror/Sci Fi | 1 | 8 | NBC |
The Runaways | April 27, 1978 | September 4, 1979 | Drama | 2 | 18 | |
A Man Called Sloane | September 22, 1979 | December 22, 1979 | Secret Agent | 1 | 12 |
Besides producing sixteen one-hour
In 1978, a duo of investors purchased his wholly self-owned QM Productions; they subsequently sold it to Taft Broadcasting in 1979.[11][12][13] In 1980, the company launched a pay television division hiring HBO executive Harlem Kleiman as executive.[14] In 1984, QM Productions became Taft Entertainment Television, with the sitcom The Lucie Arnaz Show being the first program to carry the new name.[15]
Typical format of a QM program
Shows produced by the company were usually introduced by announcer Dick Wesson or Hank Simms reading the title of the series and saying, "A Quinn Martin Production." Images of the stars of the show, followed by the guest stars for that week, were shown and their names announced, followed by "Tonight's episode", and the name of the episode, with various to-black effects. In some series, such as The Fugitive and The Invaders, its backstory that led to the plot of the series, narrated by the announcer or the star, was told before the show's guest stars were announced. While episodes were structured into the usual four "acts" and an "epilogue," each was explicitly labelled at the start of each segment with the show title and the act number (or "epilogue" near the end of the program).
Later life
Martin worked as an adjunct professor at the
Death
Martin died of a heart attack on September 5, 1987, in his home in Rancho Santa Fe, California.[18]
References
- ^ a b c "Quinn Martin". Museum of Broadcast Communications. Archived from the original on July 13, 2007.
- ^ "Television Hall of Fame Honorees: Complete List".
- ISBN 978-0-7864-1501-4.
- Museum of Television & Radio.
- ^ "Fates & Fortunes" (PDF). Broadcasting. April 25, 1960. p. 97. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
- ^ "Program notes" (PDF). Broadcasting. November 19, 1962. p. 68. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
- ^ "ABC suit brings QM countersuit" (PDF). Broadcasting. August 28, 1968. p. 26. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
- ^ "QM and ABC-TV end rift over old contract" (PDF). Broadcasting. April 6, 1970. p. 94. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
- ^ "Closed Circuit" (PDF). Broadcasting. 1976-05-10. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
- ISBN 978-0-7864-3867-9.
- ^ "Martin B. Boorstein profile". Archived from the original on April 10, 2009. Retrieved January 18, 2007.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) at Walden Capital Partners. - ^ "Taft Broadcasting acquires QM Productions (Page 1)". The Los Angeles Times. February 1979. p. 55.
- ^ "Taft Broadcasting acquires QM Productions (Page 2)". The Los Angeles Times. February 1979. p. 56.
- ^ "Monitor" (PDF). Broadcasting. May 12, 1980. p. 54. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
- ^ Hastings, Julianne (April 15, 1984). "Here's Lucie's TV new comedy". New York Daily News. p. 157.
- ^ UCSD Academic Affairs: Endowed Chairs.
- ^ Santa Clara University Archived October 21, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- New York Times. Retrieved 2008-04-01.
- 1930 Federal Census
- Obituary: Quinn Martin. Atlanta Journal-Constitution. 8 September 1987.
- Obituary: Quinn Martin. San Francisco Chronicle. 8 September 1987.
- Obituary: Quinn Martin. South Florida Sun-Sentinel. 8 September 1987.
- Obituary: Quinn Martin. Washington Post. 8 September 1987.
- Social Security Death Index
- U.S. Army Enlistment Records (5 ft 10 in (1.78 m), 151 lb (68 kg) at enlistment)
Further reading
- Etter, Jonathan. (2003). Quinn Martin, Producer: A Behind-the-Scenes History of QM Productions and Its Founder. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc.
External links
- Quinn Martin at IMDb