Marvin Minoff was an American film and television producer best known for having produced The Nixon Interviews by British journalist David Frost of former US President Richard Nixon in 1977.
12 Facts About Marvin Minoff
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Marvin Minoff attended Abraham Lincoln High School, Syracuse University and New York University.
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Marvin Minoff then enlisted in the United States Army during the Korean War.
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Marvin Minoff then moved to International Famous Artists.
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Marvin Minoff rose to Vice President of the motion picture department at IFA.
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Marvin Minoff packaged several films, including the 1970 movie, Love Story and the 1971 blockbuster film, The French Connection.
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In 1974, Marvin Minoff left IFA and the talent agency business to become the president of David Paradine Television, which had been founded by journalist David Frost.
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Additionally, Marvin Minoff produced several television films for Paradine, including Dynasty and Portrait of a Rebel: The Remarkable Mrs Sanger.
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Marvin Minoff left David Paradine Television in the early 1980s and worked for a time as an indie producer.
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Farrell and Marvin Minoff later co-produced Patch Adams in 1998, which starred Robin Williams.
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Marvin Minoff died at his home in Los Angeles on November 11,2009, at the age of 78.
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Marvin Minoff was buried at Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery in Hollywood Hills.