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Mardik Martin(1934-2019)

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  • Actor
  • Additional Crew
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Mardik Martin
Mardik Martin is in the elite group of screenwriters on WGA's list of 101 Greatest Screenplays ever written. He immigrated to the United States from Iraq to attend 'New York University'. He won the Mahler award and graduated with a Master's degree in Screenwriting in 1968, then went on to teach at NYU from 1968 to 1973. Mardik moved to Hollywood after Mean Streets (1973), which he co-wrote with Martin Scorsese, became a huge success. He worked for Chartoff-Winkler Productions in the years following, writing screenplays like Valentino (1977) and collaborating with Scorsese on multiple projects before writing the first three drafts of Raging Bull (1980). Recently Martin co-wrote the screenplay to Fatih Akin's The Cut (2014) which premiered in the Competition at the 'Venice Int. Film Festival 2014'. Mardik Martin is a professor at the prestigious 'USC School of Cinematic Arts', having mentored and taught thousands of the brightest young luminaries in the movie business.
BornSeptember 16, 1934
DiedSeptember 11, 2019(84)
BornSeptember 16, 1934
DiedSeptember 11, 2019(84)
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins & 2 nominations

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Mardik Martin
Mardik Martin
Mardik Martin
Mardik Martin
Mardik Martin

Known for

Mean Streets (1973)
Mean Streets
7.2
  • Writer
  • 1973
Robert De Niro in Raging Bull (1980)
Raging Bull
8.1
  • Writer
  • 1980
Robert De Niro and Liza Minnelli in New York, New York (1977)
New York, New York
6.6
  • Writer
  • 1977
Robert De Niro and Jerry Lewis in The King of Comedy (1982)
The King of Comedy
7.8
  • Second Man at Bar
  • 1982

Credits

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Writer

  • Scorsese Shorts (2020)
    Scorsese Shorts
    • Writer
    • 2020
  • Tahar Rahim in The Cut (2014)
    The Cut
    • co-writer
    • 2014
  • Mardik: Baghdad to Hollywood (2008)
    Mardik: Baghdad to Hollywood
    • writer
    • 2008
  • Robert De Niro in Raging Bull (1980)
    Raging Bull
    • screenplay
    • 1980
  • American Boy: A Profile of - Steven Prince (1978)
    American Boy: A Profile of - Steven Prince
    • treatment
    • 1978
  • The Last Waltz (1978)
    The Last Waltz
    • treatment
    • 1978
  • Rudolf Nureyev and Michelle Phillips in Valentino (1977)
    Valentino
    • screenplay
    • 1977
  • Robert De Niro and Liza Minnelli in New York, New York (1977)
    New York, New York
    • screenplay
    • 1977
  • Catherine Scorsese and Charles Scorsese in Italianamerican (1974)
    Italianamerican
    • Writer
    • 1974
  • Mean Streets (1973)
    Mean Streets
    • screenplay
    • 1973
  • Chris Robinson in Revenge Is My Destiny (1971)
    Revenge Is My Destiny
    • original story
    • screenplay
    • 1971
  • It's Not Just You, Murray! (1964)
    It's Not Just You, Murray!
    • written by
    • Short
    • 1964

Actor

  • TRoll
    • Grandpa Ernest
    • Short
    • 2015
  • Robert De Niro and Jerry Lewis in The King of Comedy (1982)
    The King of Comedy
    • Second Man at Bar
    • 1982
  • Robert De Niro in Raging Bull (1980)
    Raging Bull
    • Copa Waiter
    • 1980
  • Robert De Niro and Liza Minnelli in New York, New York (1977)
    New York, New York
    • Well Wisher in Moonlit Terrace
    • 1977
  • It's Not Just You, Murray! (1964)
    It's Not Just You, Murray!
    • (uncredited)
    • Short
    • 1964

Additional Crew

  • From the Classroom to the Streets: The Making of 'Who's That Knocking at My Door' (2004)
    From the Classroom to the Streets: The Making of 'Who's That Knocking at My Door'
    • photos
    • Video
    • 2004
  • The Last Waltz (1978)
    The Last Waltz
    • creative consultant
    • 1978
  • Who's That Knocking at My Door (1967)
    Who's That Knocking at My Door
    • directorial assistant
    • 1967

Personal details

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  • Official sites
    • France's national library catalogue
    • University_homage
  • Height
    • 5′ 1″ (1.55 m)
  • Born
    • September 16, 1934
    • Abadan, Iran
  • Died
    • September 11, 2019
    • Studio City, California, USA(stroke)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Mardik Martin graduated with a Master's degree in Screenwriting from New York University (NYU) in 1968.
  • Quotes
    You shouldn't be thinking when you're watching a movie, you should be feeling. "Oh, that's a lovely shot, blue horizon..." That means the movie sucks.

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