Martin Melcher
Martin M. Melcher (born August 1, 1915 in North Adams , Massachusetts , † April 20, 1968 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American film producer . All but one of his films starred his wife, actress and singer Doris Day .
Life
Martin Melcher began his career as an agent and manager for The Andrews Sisters group and married Patty Andrews on October 19, 1947. They divorced on March 30, 1950. Barely a year later, he married Doris Day and together with her they founded their own film production company in 1952. He adopted Day's son Terry Melcher from his first marriage, who was a successful record producer in the 1960s.
In 1962 Melcher produced the play The Perfect Setup for Broadway , in which Gene Barry , Angie Dickinson and Jan Sterling played and which was discontinued after five performances.
Melcher died of a ruptured appendix . According to Doris Day's 1975 autobiography, she informed Melcher's doctor that Melcher had an enlarged heart. Melcher was a member of the Christian Science Church and only decided to see a doctor when his condition worsened.
Shortly after his death, Day learned that Melcher had contracted a sitcom , The Doris Day Show , with the CBS without her knowledge , and that not only had she lost the millions she had made during their marriage to poor investments, but also left a mountain of debt. Day sued his business partner, Jerome B. Rosenthal, and after a 99-day trial, she was awarded $ 23 million for fraud and poor performance by the accused. Rosenthal declared bankruptcy , and in August 1977, Day reached an agreement with his insurance company on an amount of $ 6 million, paid in 23 annual installments.
Filmography (selection)
- 1956: Murder in the Clouds ( Julie )
- 1958: Babies to Order ( The Tunnel of Love )
- 1959: Pillow Talk ( Pillow Talk )
- 1959: Not with me, gentlemen ( It Happened to Jane )
- 1959: Championship in fling ( Please Don't Eat the Daisies )
- 1960: Mitternachtsspitzen ( Midnight Lace )
- 1961: A pajama for two ( Lover Come Back )
- 1961: That Touch of Mink ( That Touch of Mink )
- 1962: Play With Me ( Billy Rose's Jumbo )
- 1962: The Thrill of It All ( The Thrill of It All )
- 1963: One Too Many in Bed ( Move Over, Darling )
- 1964: Send Me No Flowers ( Send Me No Flowers )
- 1965: please do not disturb! ( Do Not Disturb )
- 1966: Caprice
- 1967: Where were you when the lights went out? ( Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? )
- 1968: The Man in Mammi's Bed ( With Six You Get Eggroll )
Web links
- Martin Melcher in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Article in: The New York Times, October 15, 2010
- ^ The Perfect Setup in the Internet Broadway Database
- ↑ How Doris Day's third husband cost her sanity - and her £ 66million fortune in: Daily Mail, June 16, 2008
- ^ Metropolitan News-Enterprise
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Melcher, Martin |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Melcher, Martin M .; Melcher, Marty |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 1, 1915 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | North Adams , Massachusetts, United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 20, 1968 |
| Place of death | Los Angeles , California, United States |