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Martin Starger (May 8, 1932 – May 31, 2024) was an American entertainment businessman and producer. He led ABC Entertainment (a wing of the American Broadcasting Company) during its boom period in the 1970s, pioneering the creation of television shows such as ABC Movie of the Week, Marcus Welby, M.D. and Happy Days.
Jun 14, 2024 · Martin Starger, who as a senior executive at ABC in the 1970s helped bring “Happy Days,” “Roots,” “Rich Man, Poor Man” and other shows to the small screen — and the network nearly to ...
Jun 1, 2024 · Martin Starger, the first president of ABC Entertainment who went on to produce such films as “Sophie’s Choice” and Robert Altman’s “Nashville,” has died. He was 92.
Jun 1, 2024 · Martin Starger, the storied Hollywood producer whose credits included Roger Altman’s “Nashville” and Alan J. Pakula’s “Sophie’s Choice” died peacefully at his home on Friday night, TheWrap has...
Jun 1, 2024 · Martin Starger, who shepherded Roots and Happy Days as president of ABC Entertainment and produced such films as Nashville and Mask, has died at 92.
Jun 1, 2024 · Martin Starger, a producer for such films as Robert Altman’s Nashville and Peter Bogdanovich’s Mask, died Friday at 92 in his Los Angeles home of natural causes. His death was confirmed by his...
Jun 3, 2024 · Martin Starger, the first president of ABC Entertainment who helped with the creation of hit shows like Happy Days and Roots, has died. Starger died of natural causes Saturday in his Los Angeles home, his niece, casting director Ilene Starger, confirmed, per Deadline. He was 92.
Jun 14, 2024 · Martin Starger, who as a senior executive at ABC in the 1970s helped bring “Happy Days,” “Roots,” “Rich Man, Poor Man” and other shows to the small screen — and the network nearly to the brink of No. 1 in prime time — before turning to producing movies, most notably Robert Altman’s “Nashville,” died on May 31 at ...
Martin Starger was born on 8 May 1932 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for The Muppet Movie (1979), Nashville (1975) and Sophie's Choice (1982). He died on 31 May 2024 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Jun 15, 2024 · Martin Starger, president of ABC Entertainment, in 1974. Starger, who helped bring such shows as “Happy Days,” “Roots” and “Rich Man, Poor Man” to the small screen before departing ABC to become a movie and theater producer, died on Friday, May 31, 2024. He was 92.
