Martin Melcher

Martin Melcher
Melcher and Doris Day, 1960
Born(1915-08-01)August 1, 1915
North Adams, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedApril 20, 1968(1968-04-20) (aged 52)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationFilm producer
Spouses
Jane Rappaport
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(divorced)​
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(m. 1947; div. 1950)​
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(m. 1951)​

Martin Melcher (August 1, 1915 – April 20, 1968) was an American motion picture and music executive. He was married to popular singer and actress Doris Day, with whom he owned a series of business ventures named Arwin. Melcher produced several films in the 1950s and 1960s through the independent film production company Arwin Productions, released music through the record label Arwin Records, and published music through the music publishing companies Arwin Music and Daywin Music, Mart Music and Artists Music.[1][2] He also was the president of Kirk Douglas' music publishing company, Peter Vincent Music.[3]

  1. ^ Cash Box. William and Mary Libraries Special Collections Research Center. Cash Box Pub. Co. August 11, 1962.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. ^ Cash Box. William and Mary Libraries Special Collections Research Center. Cash Box Pub. Co. October 10, 1959.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. ^ "Dot Acquires 'Viking' Track" (PDF). Billboard. April 21, 1958. p. 5.