Martin Poll

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Martin Poll (born November 24, 1922 in Manhattan , New York City , † April 14, 2012 there ) was an American film producer.

Life

Poll graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in economics. He then served in the army and then worked for a few years with his aunt, who was a producer on Broadway . Poll began his own producer career in the 1950s, initially for television. He was first involved as a producer on a Flash Gordon series.

In the mid-1950s he bought the Biograph Studio in New York City, restored it and opened his own production company in 1956, Gold Medal Studios. This was among the largest outside the Hollywood film industry . Films like A Face in the Crowd (1957) and Telephone Butterfield 8 (1960) were made here. In the early 1960s, Poll sold his company and began producing in Hollywood. With his participation, more than a dozen film and television productions were made, the last time he appeared in 2003.

In 1969, Poll was nominated for an Oscar in the category of best film for the film The Lion in Winter . The film was also awarded a David di Donatello for Best Foreign Film in 1970.

Poll was married and the father of two biological sons. He and his wife adopted a third child.

Filmography (selection)

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Obituary on nytimes.com, accessed February 21, 2014
  2. ↑ deadline.com, accessed on February 21, 2012
  3. ^ Obituary on nytimes.com, accessed February 21, 2014
personal data
SURNAME Poll, Martin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American film producer
DATE OF BIRTH November 24, 1922
PLACE OF BIRTH Manhattan , New York City , United States
DATE OF DEATH April 14, 2012
Place of death Manhattan , New York City