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Ernest Harold Martin (born Ernest Harold Markowitz; August 28, 1919 – May 7, 1995)^[1] was an American Broadway producer who wrote the book for a musical, owned a Broadway theater and produced motion pictures. Best known for such hits as Guys and Dolls, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, A Chorus Line and Cabaret (1972 film nominated for 10 Oscars),^[1] Martin left his mark on American and international theatre and screen.

Life and career

Martin, singly or with Cy Feuer, was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Musical five times with Walking Happy (1967); Skyscraper (1966), Little Me (1963); How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1962), and Guys and Dolls (1951). Little Me and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying also garnered them nominations for the Tony Award for Best Producer of a Musical. How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying and Guys and Dolls won the Tony Award for Best Musical, while "Business" also won the Best Producer Tony and the Pulitzer Prize. Feuer and Martin owned the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre from 1960 to 1965.^[2] They were so successful as producers on Broadway that they were dubbed "The Golddust Twins."

Martin managed the Los Angeles Civic Light Opera from 1976 to 1980 as well as its sister Civic Light Opera in San Francisco, bringing Broadway shows to the west coast and creating and cultivating new shows (such as Liza Minnelli's The Act) prior to taking them to Broadway NY Times Obituary Ernest H. Martin Dies. Ernest H. Martin was a master at conceptualization and initiator of many Broadway and film classics, while his partner Cy Feuer, was a master at directing and executing on the ideas. Feuer was known to say, "Ernie was the sparkplug and I was the engineer" ^[3]

He graduated from UCLA, where he was elected president of the senior class. He began his career at CBS radio, where he quickly rose to the position of head of programming. He was married three times, twice to women named Nancy, and his third wife was Twyla Martin. One of his wives was the quintessentially insouciant actress Nancy Guild, (1925-1999) to whom he was married from 1951 to 1975, with whom he had three children: Cecilia and Polly (deceased 2004), as well as Liz (who was Nancy Guild's daughter from a prior marriage).^[3]

Broadway productions

The Act [Original, Musical] Oct 29, 1977 – Jul 1, 1978; produced by Feuer & Martin
The Goodbye People [Original, Play] Dec 3, 1968 – Dec 7, 1968; produced by Ernest H. Martin
Walking Happy [Original, Musical] Nov 26, 1966 – Apr 16, 1967; produced by Ernest H. Martin
Skyscraper [Original, Musical, Comedy] Nov 13, 1965 – Jun 11, 1966; produced by Feuer & Martin
Little Me [Original, Musical, Comedy] Nov 17, 1962 – Jun 29, 1963; produced by Feuer & Martin
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying [Original, Musical, Comedy] Oct 14, 1961 – Mar 6, 1965; produced by Feuer & Martin
Whoop-Up [Original, Musical, Comedy] Dec 22, 1958 – Feb 7, 1959; produced by Ernest H. Martin; Book by Ernest H. Martin
Silk Stockings [Original, Musical, Comedy] Feb 24, 1955 – Apr 14, 1956; produced by Feuer & Martin
The Boy Friend [Original, Musical, Comedy] Sep 30, 1954 – Nov 26, 1955; produced by Feuer & Martin
Can-Can [Original, Musical, Comedy] May 7, 1953 – Jun 25, 1955; produced by Feuer & Martin
Where's Charley? [Original, Musical, Comedy] Jan 29, 1951 – Mar 10, 1951; produced by Feuer, Martin & Rickard
Guys and Dolls [Original, Musical, Comedy] Nov 24, 1950 – Nov 28, 1953; produced by Feuer & Martin
Where's Charley? [Original, Musical, Comedy] Oct 11, 1948 – Sep 9, 1950; Produced by Ernest H. Martin

References

^ ^a ^b Tom Vallance (May 10, 1995). "Obituary - Ernest Martin". The Independent.
^ Feuer and Martin Sell Lunt-Fontanne Theater
^ ^a ^b Mel Gussow (May 9, 1995). "Ernest H. Martin Dies at 75; Half of Broadway Producing Team". The New York Times.

External links

Ernest H. Martin at the Internet Broadway Database
Ernest H. Martin at IMDb

[Vallance-1] Tom Vallance (May 10, 1995). "Obituary - Ernest Martin". The Independent.

[2] Feuer and Martin Sell Lunt-Fontanne Theater

[NYT-3] Mel Gussow (May 9, 1995). "Ernest H. Martin Dies at 75; Half of Broadway Producing Team". The New York Times.

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-'''Ernest Harold Martin''' (born Ernest Harold Markowitz; August 28, 1919 – May 8, 1995) was an American [[Broadway theater|Broadway producer]] who wrote the book for a musical, owned a Broadway theater and produced motion pictures, including ''[[A Chorus Line (film)|A Chorus Line]]'' and ''[[Cabaret (1972 film)|Cabaret]]'' (1972 film nominated for 10 Oscars).<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-ernest-martin-1619034.html Obituary  - Ernest Martin]</ref> Best known for such hits as ''Guys and Dolls'', ''How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying'', and ''Cabaret'', Martin left his mark on American and international theatre and screen.
+'''Ernest Harold Martin''' (born Ernest Harold Markowitz; August 28, 1919 – May 7, 1995)<ref name="Vallance">{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-ernest-martin-1619034.html|title= Obituary - Ernest Martin|work=[[The Independent]]|date=10 May 1995|author=Tom Vallance}}</ref> was an American [[Broadway theater|Broadway producer]] who wrote the book for a musical, owned a Broadway theater and produced motion pictures. Best known for such hits as ''Guys and Dolls'', ''How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying'', ''[[A Chorus Line (film)|A Chorus Line]]'' and ''[[Cabaret (1972 film)|Cabaret]]'' (1972 film nominated for 10 Oscars),<ref name="Vallance" /> Martin left his mark on American and international theatre and screen.
 ==Life and career==
-Martin, singly or with [[Cy Feuer]], was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Musical five times with ''Walking Happy'' (1967); ''Skyscraper'' (1966), ''Little Me'' (1963); ''How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying'' (1962), and ''Guys and Dolls'' (1951). ''Little Me'' and ''How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying'' also garnered them nominations for the Tony Award for Best Producer of a Musical. ''How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying'' and ''Guys and Dolls'' won the Tony Award for Best Musical, while "Business" also won the Best Producer Tony and the [[Pulitzer Prize]]. Feuer and Martin owned the [[Lunt-Fontanne Theatre]] from 1960 to 1965.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1965/03/10/archives/feuer-and-martin-sell-luntfontanne-theater.html Feuer and Martin Sell Lunt-Fontanne Theater]</ref>
+Martin, singly or with [[Cy Feuer]], was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Musical five times with ''Walking Happy'' (1967); ''Skyscraper'' (1966), ''Little Me'' (1963); ''How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying'' (1962), and ''Guys and Dolls'' (1951). ''Little Me'' and ''How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying'' also garnered them nominations for the Tony Award for Best Producer of a Musical. ''How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying'' and ''Guys and Dolls'' won the Tony Award for Best Musical, while "Business" also won the Best Producer Tony and the [[Pulitzer Prize]]. Feuer and Martin owned the [[Lunt-Fontanne Theatre]] from 1960 to 1965.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1965/03/10/archives/feuer-and-martin-sell-luntfontanne-theater.html Feuer and Martin Sell Lunt-Fontanne Theater]</ref> They were so successful as producers on Broadway that they were dubbed "The Golddust Twins."
-Martin managed the [[Los Angeles Civic Light Opera]] from 1976 to 1980 as well as its sister Civic Light Opera in San Francisco, bringing Broadway shows to the westcoast and creating and cultivating new shows (such as Liza Minnelli's The Act) prior to taking them to Broadway [https://www.nytimes.com/1995/05/09/obituaries/ernest-h-martin-dies-at-75-half-of-broadway-producing-team.html NY Times Obituary Ernest H. Martin Dies]. Ernest H. Martin was a master at conceptualization and initiator of many Broadway and film classics, while his partner [[Cy Feuer]], was a master at directing and executing on the ideas.  Feuer was known to say, "Ernie was the sparkplug and I was the engineer" <ref>NY Times</ref>
+Martin managed the [[Los Angeles Civic Light Opera]] from 1976 to 1980 as well as its sister Civic Light Opera in San Francisco, bringing Broadway shows to the west coast and creating and cultivating new shows (such as Liza Minnelli's The Act) prior to taking them to Broadway [https://www.nytimes.com/1995/05/09/obituaries/ernest-h-martin-dies-at-75-half-of-broadway-producing-team.html NY Times Obituary Ernest H. Martin Dies]. Ernest H. Martin was a master at conceptualization and initiator of many Broadway and film classics, while his partner [[Cy Feuer]], was a master at directing and executing on the ideas. Feuer was known to say, "Ernie was the sparkplug and I was the engineer" <ref name="NYT">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/05/09/obituaries/ernest-h-martin-dies-at-75-half-of-broadway-producing-team.html|title=Ernest H. Martin Dies at 75; Half of Broadway Producing Team|author=[[Mel Gussow]]|date=May 9, 1995|work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref>
-He graduated from UCLA, where he was elected president of the senior class. He began his career at CBS radio, where he quickly rose to the position of head of programming. He was married three times, twice to women named Nancy, and his third wife was Twyla Martin.  One of his wives was the quintessentially insouciant actress [[Nancy Guild]], (1925-1999) to whom he was married from 1951 to 1975, with whom he had three children: Cecilia and Polly (deceased 2004), as well as Liz (who was Nancy Guild's daughter from a prior marriage).
+He graduated from UCLA, where he was elected president of the senior class. He began his career at CBS radio, where he quickly rose to the position of head of programming. He was married three times, twice to women named Nancy, and his third wife was Twyla Martin. One of his wives was the quintessentially insouciant actress [[Nancy Guild]], (1925-1999) to whom he was married from 1951 to 1975, with whom he had three children: Cecilia and Polly (deceased 2004), as well as Liz (who was Nancy Guild's daughter from a prior marriage).<ref name="NYT"/>
-<ref>New York Times obituary May 9, 1996</ref>
 ==Broadway productions==
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 *''[[Skyscraper (musical)|Skyscraper]]'' [Original, Musical, Comedy] Nov 13, 1965 – Jun 11, 1966; produced by Feuer & Martin
 *''[[Little Me (musical)|Little Me]]'' [Original, Musical, Comedy] 	Nov 17, 1962 – Jun 29, 1963; produced by Feuer & Martin
-*''[[How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying]]'' [Original, Musical, Comedy] Oct 14, 1961 – Mar 6, 1965; produced by Feuer & Martin
+*''[[How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (musical)|How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying]]'' [Original, Musical, Comedy] Oct 14, 1961 – Mar 6, 1965; produced by Feuer & Martin
 *''Whoop-Up'' [Original, Musical, Comedy] Dec 22, 1958 – Feb 7, 1959; produced by Ernest H. Martin; Book by Ernest H. Martin
 *''[[Silk Stockings]]'' [Original, Musical, Comedy] Feb 24, 1955 – Apr 14, 1956; produced by Feuer & Martin
 *''[[The Boy Friend (musical)|The Boy Friend]]'' [Original, Musical, Comedy] Sep 30, 1954 – Nov 26, 1955; produced by Feuer & Martin
-*''[[Can-Can]]'' [Original, Musical, Comedy] May 7, 1953 – Jun 25, 1955; produced by Feuer & Martin
+*''[[Can-Can (musical)|Can-Can]]'' [Original, Musical, Comedy] May 7, 1953 – Jun 25, 1955; produced by Feuer & Martin
 *''[[Where's Charley?]]'' [Original, Musical, Comedy] Jan 29, 1951 – Mar 10, 1951; produced by Feuer, Martin & Rickard
 *''[[Guys and Dolls]]'' [Original, Musical, Comedy] Nov 24, 1950 – Nov 28, 1953; produced by Feuer & Martin
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