Martin G. Cohn | |
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Born | Martin Goodman Cohn May 5, 1893 New York City, New York, USA |
Died | November 18, 1953 (aged 60) Hollywood, California, USA |
Other names | Moe Cohn |
Occupation(s) | Film editor, film producer |
Children | Quinn Martin (son) |
Martin Goodman "Marty" Cohn (May 5, 1893 – November 18, 1953) [1] [2] was an American film editor and film producer who worked on B-movie genre pictures in Hollywood from the 1910s through the 1940s. [3] [4]
Cohn was born in New York City to Goodman Cohn and Jennie Nathan. [1] His parents were Jewish immigrants. He married Anna Messing in Brooklyn in 1916. He began working as a film editor in the early 1910s, although like most editors of that era, he was not credited onscreen for his efforts. [5] Eventually the family moved from New York City to Los Angeles, where he continued his career. He worked with Tiffany Pictures until its bankruptcy in 1932. [6]
He was a founding member of the Society of Motion Picture Film Editors (a precursor to the Motion Picture Editors Guild) in 1937; early on, he served as treasurer. [7] In the 1930s, he began working as a producer on projects, although editing seems to have continued to be his primary focus. [8] During this time, he was credited with pioneering the "change-over," a technique that allowed projectionists to keep a film running without stopping to change reels. [8]
He died in 1953 in Hollywood, where he had lived for 28 years. [1] He was survived by his wife, Anna, and his son, Quinn Martin (who later became a famous TV producer). [1] [9] [10] His brother Elias worked in Hollywood as a cameraman.[ citation needed]
Marty Cohn - [died] November 18, 1953
Martin G. Cohn | |
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Born | Martin Goodman Cohn May 5, 1893 New York City, New York, USA |
Died | November 18, 1953 (aged 60) Hollywood, California, USA |
Other names | Moe Cohn |
Occupation(s) | Film editor, film producer |
Children | Quinn Martin (son) |
Martin Goodman "Marty" Cohn (May 5, 1893 – November 18, 1953) [1] [2] was an American film editor and film producer who worked on B-movie genre pictures in Hollywood from the 1910s through the 1940s. [3] [4]
Cohn was born in New York City to Goodman Cohn and Jennie Nathan. [1] His parents were Jewish immigrants. He married Anna Messing in Brooklyn in 1916. He began working as a film editor in the early 1910s, although like most editors of that era, he was not credited onscreen for his efforts. [5] Eventually the family moved from New York City to Los Angeles, where he continued his career. He worked with Tiffany Pictures until its bankruptcy in 1932. [6]
He was a founding member of the Society of Motion Picture Film Editors (a precursor to the Motion Picture Editors Guild) in 1937; early on, he served as treasurer. [7] In the 1930s, he began working as a producer on projects, although editing seems to have continued to be his primary focus. [8] During this time, he was credited with pioneering the "change-over," a technique that allowed projectionists to keep a film running without stopping to change reels. [8]
He died in 1953 in Hollywood, where he had lived for 28 years. [1] He was survived by his wife, Anna, and his son, Quinn Martin (who later became a famous TV producer). [1] [9] [10] His brother Elias worked in Hollywood as a cameraman.[ citation needed]
Marty Cohn - [died] November 18, 1953