Marvin J. Chomsky | |
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| Born | (1929-05-23)May 23, 1929 |
| Died | March 28, 2022(2022-03-28) (aged 92) Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
| Education | Syracuse University Stanford University |
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| Spouse(s) | Tobye Kaplan (divorced) Christa Baum (separated) |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Noam Chomsky (cousin) |
Marvin Joseph Chomsky (May 23, 1929 – March 28, 2022) was an Americandirector andproducer who worked both in television and film.
Chomsky, born inthe Bronx, is the son ofJewish parents who immigrated from theRussian Empire.[1] He attendedStuyvesant High School inManhattan, during which time he began working in radio, and later on, for a television show aimed at teenagers, while the medium was still in its early stages.[2] He graduated fromSyracuse University with a bachelor's degree in speech in 1950, and fromStanford University with a master's degree in drama the following year.[2][3] He also served in theU.S. Army, before pursuing a career in film and television.[2] His early jobs included work as anart director,set decorator, and producer.[4]
Chomsky was a prolific television director, and his career spanned from 1964 to 1995. During the late 1960s, Chomsky directed episodes ofThe Wild Wild West.[2] He also directed episodes ofStar Trek,[5]Gunsmoke, andHawaii Five-O.[2] He also directed made-for-TV movies such asBrink's: The Great Robbery (1976),Victory at Entebbe (1976),Attica (1980) andBillionaire Boys Club (1987). During the 1970s, Chomsky served as one of the directors for theminiseriesRoots (1977), and he worked on other miniseries such asHolocaust (1978),Inside the Third Reich (1982) andPeter the Great (1986). He directedVanessa Redgrave in the 1982 TV movie,My Body, My Child, the miniseriesThe Brotherhood of the Rose (1989) withRobert Mitchum,Peter Strauss andDavid Morse, and the TV movieCatherine the Great (1995), starringCatherine Zeta-Jones.[2]
His feature film directing credits includeEvel Knievel (1971),Live A Little, Steal A Lot (1975),Mackintosh and T.J. (1976),Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff (1979) andTank (1984).[citation needed]
Chomsky was the winner of Four Emmy Awards:Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series forHolocaust in 1978;[6]Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special forAttica in 1980[7] and forInside the Third Reich in 1982,[8] and Outstanding Miniseries Peter the Great in 1986. (NATAS, IMDb)
Chomsky was married twice, first to Tobye Kaplan, until their divorce, and then to Christa Baum, from whom he was separated at the time of his death.[2] He had three sons, including Peter Chomsky, who is also a television producer.[2][9] He was a cousin of linguistNoam Chomsky.[10]
Chomsky died under hospice care inSanta Monica, California, on March 28, 2022, aged 92.[11]
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