Worth, Marvin

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
Worth, Marvin
Date of birth
1925-06-06
Date of death
1998-04-22
Field of activity
Acting
Motion picture authorship
Motion pictures--Production and direction
Television authorship
Television--Production and direction
Occupation
Television producers and directors
Actors
Motion picture producers and directors
Screenwriters
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 16811445
Wikidata: Q3850417
Library of congress: no 95049261
Sources of Information
  • IMDb, March 15, 2021:(Marvin Worth, writer, producer, actor ; b. June 6, 1925 in Brooklyn, New York, USA ; d. April 22, 1998 (age 72) in Los Angeles, California, USA)
  • Malcolm X [VR] c1993:(Marvin Worth)

Wikipedia description:

Marvin Worth (June 6, 1925 – April 22, 1998) was an American film producer, screenwriter and actor. His efforts to bring the biography of Malcolm X to the big screen started in 1967, when he purchased the rights to The Autobiography of Malcolm X, and eventually led to the production of the 1972 documentary, for which he received an Oscar nomination. Later on, he would produce Malcolm X, with director Spike Lee. He was nominated for an Oscar for producing Lenny in 1974.

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