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Martin Ritt, one of the best and most sensitive American filmmakers of all time, was a director, actor and playwright who worked in both film and theater. He was born in New York City. His films reflect, like almost none other, a profound and intimate humane vision of his characters.
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Martin Ritt, one of the best and most sensitive American filmmakers of all time, was a director, actor and playwright who worked in both film and theater. He was born in New York City. His films reflect, like almost none other, a profound and intimate humane vision of his characters.
- March 2, 1914
- December 8, 1990
Dec 11, 1990 · Martin Ritt, a director admired for making films that explored moral choices and reflected concern for racially and economically oppressed people, died on Saturday in Santa Monica Hospital...
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Interview with Martin Ritt. Roger Ebert March 21, 1979. Tweet. It's not always easy, in the cutthroat world of Hollywood competition, to stick by your guns, direct only movies you believe in and remain personally admirable. Martin Ritt has succeeded at all three, and perhaps that helps to account for the certain calm that you sense in him.
Dec 8, 1990 · Martin Ritt. Motion Picture Director, Producer, Actor. He directed several noted features from the 1960s through the 1980s. Born to Russian-Jewish immigrants, his father was a former sailor. Following graduation from DeWitt Clinton High School, he attended Elon College in North Carolina on an athletic scholarship and distinguished...
- March 2, 1914
Dec 16, 1990 · Martin Ritt, who died Dec. 8 at 76, had a lot of better things to think about, and more than most directors he wanted us to think about them, too. His films almost always explored social issues close to his heart.
Dec 8, 1990 · Martin Ritt (March 2, 1914 – December 8, 1990) was an American director, actor, and playwright who worked in both film and theater. He was born in New York City.