Marvin John Schwartz

Marvin John Schwartz (January 10, 1928 – September 3, 1997)[1] was an American film producer and publicist. He began producing by optioning the novel Blindfold, which became a 1966 film.[2][3]

Schwartz was born in the Bronx, New York, to Sol Schwartz and Minnie Siegel, Yiddish-speaking Jewish emigrants from Russia and Austria, respectively. His father worked in the garment industry cutting furs.[4] He died in Boulder Creek, California.[5]

In Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019), Al Pacino plays a character with a similar name, Marvin Schwarz, who is Rick Dalton’s talent agent.[6][7]

  1. ^ "California, Death Index, 1940–1997". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ Bart, Peter (September 13, 1964). "Hollywood Turnabout: Flicks From Former Flacks". New York Times. p. X13.
  3. ^ Champlin, Charles (April 15, 1969). "Director and Producer Do the Possible". Los Angeles Times. p. h1.
  4. ^ 1930 United States Federal Census
  5. ^ U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935–2014
  6. ^ "Al Pacino On For Once Upon A Time In Hollywood". Empire. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
  7. ^ "The Biggest Takeaways From The 'Once Upon A Time In Hollywood' Trailer". British Vogue. 2019-05-21. Retrieved 2022-11-19.