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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
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. 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
- Holly’s apartment sold for $7.4 million dollars in 2015. While it has been reported that much of the interior shots of Holly’s apartment were filmed on a Paramount sound stage, the famous brownstone exterior is an authentic location in New York and can actually be visited today.
- Audrey Hepburn was self-conscious about her role as Holly. Despite the poised and confident demeanor that she exuded on the big screen, Hepburn allegedly was quite self-conscious about her role as Holly.
- The original novella’s author, Truman Capote, wanted Marilyn Monroe to play Holly. Breakfast at Tiffany’s author Truman Capote was notorious for being an outspoken author and he didn’t hesitate to make his opinion known that he felt Holly was miscast.
- Hepburn was paid $750,000 for the film. Audrey’s salary for Breakfast at Tiffany’s was an astounding $750,000, which would be equivalent to approximately $5.9 million today.
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.
The screenplay by John Lee Mahin and Martin Rackin was loosely based on Harold Sinclair's 1956 novel of the same name, a fictionalized version of Grierson's Raid in Mississippi.
