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Martin Ritt (I) (1914–1990)

Director | Producer | Actor

Trivia:

While blacklisted, he earned a living as an acting teacher at the Actors Studio. See more trivia »

Born:

in New York City, New York, USA

Died:

(age 76) in Santa Monica, California, USA
Still of Robert De Niro, Jane Fonda and Martin Ritt in Stanley & Iris
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1989 Stanley & Iris
 
1987 Nuts
 
1985 Murphy's Romance
 
1983 Cross Creek
 
1981 Back Roads
 
1979 Norma Rae
 
1978 Casey's Shadow
 
1976 The Front
 
1974 Conrack
 
1972 Pete 'n' Tillie
 
1972 Sounder
 
1970 The Great White Hope
 
1970 The Molly Maguires
 
1968 The Brotherhood
 
1967 Hombre
 
1965 The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
 
1964 The Outrage
 
1963 Hud
 
1962 Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man
 
1961 Paris Blues
 
1960 5 Branded Women
 
1959 The Sound and the Fury
 
1958 The Black Orchid
 
1958 The Long, Hot Summer
 
1957 No Down Payment
 
1957 The Alcoa Hour (TV series)
– No License to Kill (1957)
 
1957 Edge of the City
 
1953 The Plymouth Playhouse (TV series)
– The Split Second (1953)
 
1951 Starlight Theatre (TV series)
– Act of God Nonwithstanding (1951)
 
1950-1951 Somerset Maugham TV Theatre (TV series)
– Of Human Bondage (1951)
– The Creative Impulse (1950)
 
Show ShowProducer (11 titles)
1987 Nuts (co-producer)
 
1983 Cross Creek (producer)
 
1976 The Front (producer)
 
1974 Conrack (producer)
 
1970 The Molly Maguires (producer)
 
1967 Hombre (producer)
 
1965 The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (producer)
 
1964 The Outrage (producer - uncredited)
 
1963 Hud (producer)
 
1950-1951 Starlight Theatre (TV series) (producer - 7 episodes)
– Act of God Nonwithstanding (1951) (producer)
– The Come-Back (1951) (producer)
– Miss Buell (1951) (producer)
– Julie (1951) (producer)
– A Man in the Room (1950) (producer)
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1950 Danger (TV series) (producer - 2 episodes)
– The Fearful One (1950) (producer)
– The Black Door (1950) (producer)
 
Show ShowActor (10 titles)
1985 The Slugger's Wife
Burly DeVito, Braves Manager
 
1979 Norma Rae
Factory Worker (uncredited)
 
1975 End of the Game
Hans Baerlach
 
1972 Awake and Sing (TV movie)
Uncle Morty
 
1957 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Director
– The Thundering Wave (1957) … Director (uncredited)
 
1956 Robert Montgomery Presents (TV series)
Hugo Green
– Aftermath (1956) … Hugo Green
 
1951-1952 Danger (TV series)
– The Paper Box Kid (1952)
– Hello, Mr. Lutz (1952)
– Benefit Performance (1952)
– The Killer Instinct (1951)
– The Paper Box Kid (1951)
 
1952 CBS Television Workshop (TV series)
– Rocket (1952)
 
1952 The Rocket (TV movie)
 
1944 Winged Victory
Gleason (as Pfc. Martin Ritt)
 
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1987 Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist (TV documentary) (creative consultant)
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
1981 Norma Rae (TV movie) (story)
 
Show ShowSelf (9 titles)
1990 Anthony Quinn: An Original (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1989 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre (1989) … Himself
 
1978 The Making of 'Casey's Shadow' (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1977 Arena (TV series documentary)
Himself - Interviewee
– Episode dated 19 January 1977 (1977) … Himself - Interviewee
 
1976 Hollywood on Trial (documentary)
Himself
 
1976 The Making of 'The Front' (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1972 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 22 December 1972 (1972) … Himself
 
1971 Film Night (TV series)
Himself
– The Black Man in the Cinema (1971) … Himself
 
1967 Cinema (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Martin Ritt (1967) … Himself
 
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Sounder -- Directed by Martin Ritt, Sounder is a powerful story of a boy, his dog and his familys triumph over adversity. Sounder -- The Morgans, a loving and strong family of Black sharecroppers in Louisiana in 1933, face a serious family crisis when the husband and father... Hombre -- John Russell, disdained by his "respectable" fellow stagecoach passengers because he was raised by Indians, becomes their only hope for survival when they are set upon by outlaws.
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(????) Stage: Appeared in "The Flowering Peach" by Clifford Odets on Broadway. See more »

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1 Print Biography  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Pfc. Martin Ritt
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Personal Quote:

[on Paul Newman] A cool sexuality that is unique in the American cinema -- an amused quality and a high promise of sex and danger. See more »

Trivia:

While blacklisted, he earned a living as an acting teacher at the Actors Studio. See more »

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