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Filmways, Inc. (also known as Filmways Pictures and Filmways Television) was a television and film production company founded by American film executive Martin Ransohoff and Edwin Kasper in 1952. [1] It is probably best remembered as the production company of CBS ' " rural comedies " of the 1960s, including Mister Ed, The Beverly Hillbillies ...
- 1952; 71 years ago
- Sonoma County, California
- Martin Ransohoff, Edwin Kasper
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Filmways. In 1952, Ransohoff co-founded the film production company Filmways, Inc. with Edwin Kasper (Kasper left the firm in 1957). The firm listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 1959. Filmways started making TV commercials, moved into documentaries, then sitcoms; by 1963 Filmways was making $13 million a year.
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- B.A. Colgate University
- Film producer
- Howard J. Burnett (brother-in-law)
Dec 17, 2017 · Mr. Ransohoff and Filmways also produced another acclaimed movie about the absurdities of war, “Catch-22,” released in 1970, at the height of the Vietnam War. Other movies Filmways produced ...
Dec 15, 2017 · Martin Ransohoff was a TV and film producer who co-founded Filmways and made hits like "The Cincinnati Kid" and "Save the Tiger". He also introduced Sharon Tate to Roman Polanski and was married to her for two years before her murder by the Manson family.
Dec 14, 2017 · Martin Ransohoff, ‘Cincinnati Kid’ Producer and Founder of Filmways TV, Dies at 90. He was the man behind such projects as 'The Beverly Hillbillies,' 'Green Acres,' 'Save the Tiger' and ...
May 10, 2023 · Edward L. Rissien, ‘Castle Keep’ Producer and Filmways, Playboy Productions Exec, Dies at 98. A high school classmate of Cloris Leachman in Iowa, he also worked with Harry Belafonte and was ...
