Martin Richards
Martin "Marty" Richards (born March 11, 1932 as Morton Richard Klein ; † November 26, 2012 ) was an American producer of musicals and feature films .
Life
Since the early 1970s, Richards has worked as a producer of films, plays, and especially musicals. The best-known productions in which he worked included the Broadway performances Chicago (1975–1978), Sweeney Todd (1979–1980), La Cage aux Folles (1983–1987) and Grand Hotel (1989–1992). For many of his productions he has received the major theater awards Tony Award and Drama Desk Award .
His greatest success was the musical Chicago from 2002. Richards won an Oscar for it in the category Best Picture . The film was nominated in a total of 13 categories and won six awards. The film was nominated eight times at the Golden Globe Awards 2003 and won three trophies, including the award in the category of best film - comedy or musical for best production.
Filmography
- 1971: Some of My Best Friends Are
- 1973: Fun and Games
- 1976: L'image
- 1978: The Boys from Brazil
- 1980: Shining (Associate Producer)
- 1981: The Bronx
- 2002: Chicago
Awards and nominations
- 2003: Winner in the Best Picture category for Chicago
- 2003: Winner in the Best Picture, Comedy or Musical category for Chicago
- 1978: Nomination in the category Best Musical for On the Twentieth Century
- 1979: Best Musical Winner for Sweeney Todd
- 1982: Nomination in the category Best Play for Crimes of the Heart
- 1984: Winner in the Best Musical category for La Cage aux Folles
- 1985: Nomination in the category Best Musical for Grind
- 1990: Nomination in the category Best Musical for Grand Hotel
- 1991: Winner in the Best Musical category for The Will Rogers Follies
- 1997: Nomination in the category Best Musical for The Life
- 2002: Nomination in the category Best Musical for Sweet Smell of Success
- 2005: Winner in the category Best Revival of a Musical for La Cage aux Folles
- 1976: Winner in the Unique Theatrical Experience category for The Norman Conquests - Table Manners
- 1976: Winner in the Unique Theatrical Experience category for Norman Conquests - Round and Round the Garden
- 1976: Winner in the Unique Theatrical Experience category for The Norman Conquests - Living Together
- 1979: Outstanding Musical Winner for Sweeney Todd
- 1981: Nomination in the Outstanding New Play category for Crimes of the Heart
- 1984: Nomination in the Outstanding Musical category for La Cage aux Folles
- 1990: Nomination in the Outstanding Musical category for Grand Hotel
- 1991: Winner in the Outstanding Musical category for The Will Rogers Follies
- 1997: Winner in the Outstanding New Musical category for The Life
- 2002: Nomination in the Outstanding New Musical category for Sweet Smell of Success
- 2005: Winner in the Outstanding Revival of a Musical category for La Cage aux Folles
Web links
- Martin Richards in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Martin Richards in the Internet Broadway Database
- Martin Richards in the filmreference.com database
Individual evidence
- ↑ Marty Richards, Tony-Winning Broadway and Film Producer, Dies at 80. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on November 30, 2012 ; accessed on November 27, 2012 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Richards, Martin |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Richards, Marty (nickname); Klein, Morton Richard (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American producer of musicals and films |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 11, 1932 |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 26, 2012 |