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Martin Rackin (31 July 1918 – 15 April 1976) was an American writer and producer who was briefly head of production at Paramount Pictures from 1960 to 1964. In the late 1950s he wrote and produced a series of films with actor Alan Ladd .
Martin Rackin. Producer: Two Mules for Sister Sara. Martin Rackin was born in New York City, New York, USA. He was the son of a silk mill owner, and started work as a hat store delivery boy. His work became lighter as a copy boy for the New York Mirror, where he became a publicist and speech writer.
- Writer, Director, Producer
- July 31, 1918
- Martin Rackin
- April 15, 1976
Martin Rackin. Producer: Two Mules for Sister Sara. Martin Rackin was born in New York City, New York, USA. He was the son of a silk mill owner, and started work as a hat store delivery boy. His work became lighter as a copy boy for the New York Mirror, where he became a publicist and speech writer.
- July 31, 1918
- April 15, 1976
Martin Rackin (31 July 1918 – 15 April 1976) was an American writer and producer who was briefly head of production at Paramount Pictures from 1960–64. In the late 1950s he wrote and produced a series of films with actor Alan Ladd.
“I was singing in the Persian Room of the Plaza Hotel [New York City] and [Producer] Martin Rackin saw me and invited me to Hollywood to meet John Ford. The fact that I was Irish probably didn’t hurt.
Apr 16, 1976 · LONDON, April 15 (UPI)—Martin Rackin, for 35 years a Hollywood film writer and producer and a former head of Paramount Studios, was found dead in his bed at the Grosvenor House Hotel today. He...
Martin Rackin (31 July 1918 – 15 April 1976) was an American writer and producer who was briefly head of production at Paramount Pictures from 1960–64. In the late 1950s he wrote and produced a series of films with actor Alan Ladd.Richard Fleischer described Rackin as "a real character.
