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magazine in Corning, N.Y. Mrs. Burnett moved to Washington in July 1970, when her husband was named president of Washington lit Jefferson College....In addition to her husband, Mrs. Burnett is survived by two daughters, Lee Berman of Stamford, Conn., and Susan Petito of New York City; a son, Mark of
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Mrs. Burnett, 60, of Washington, Washington County, graduated in 1952 with a bachelor's degree in political science from Mount Holyoke College. She worked as a sales clerk for B.H. Blackwell's in Oxford, England, in 1953 and 1954.In the 1960s, she was the circulation manager for the
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After school, Ransohoff worked at several jobs (peddling housewares door-to-door, selling autos, and working at an advertising agency), before joining Caravel Films (later Transfilm-Caravel) in 1950 in New York City, where he worked as a salesman, writer, and producer.
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Ransohoff was married twice. His first wife was Nancy Hope Lundgren; they had four children Peter (born 1952), Karen (born 1954), and twins Steven and Kurt (born 1957). His second wife was Joan Marie Ransohoff, an artist. Ransohoff died on December 13, 2017, at his
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Lexington, Massachusetts; three grandchildren; her mother, Babette Ransohoff of Stamford; and two brothers, Jack and Martin Ransohoff....Services will 'be at 11 a.m. Monday in First Presbyterian Church of Washington
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the son of Babette (Strauss) and Arthur Ransohoff. His mother was a former Republican National Committeewoman. He had one sister Barbara Burnett (married to a former Washington & Jefferson College president
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In 1972, Ransohoff became an independent producer. He signed a contract with Paramount to make movies for them. Ransohoff went on to produce such films as
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in 1959. Filmways started making TV commercials, moved into documentaries, then sitcoms; by 1963 Filmways was making $ 13 million a year.
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Scheuer, Philip K. (February 18, 1963). "Martin Ransohoff Expands Program: Success in TV Encourages $ 10 Million Movie Gamble".
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brought Ransohoff his first successes in 1960 and 1962. Thereafter he turned his attention to films.
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Lawrence Laurent (January 19, 1966). "Radio and Television Martin Ransohoff Knows His Market".
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Martin Ransohoff, 'Cincinnati Kid' Producer and Founder of Filmways TV, Dies at 90
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with Edwin Kasper (Kasper left the firm in 1957). The firm listed on the
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Scheuer, P. K. (February 18, 1963). "Martin ransohoff expands program".
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Bathollywood, Peter (January 3, 1965). "Message Merchant On The Run".
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SEIDENBAUM, A. (February 12, 1964). "A real live(ly) production".
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Ransohoff then signed a deal with Columbia, who distributed his
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Broadcasting Magazine: "Our Respects To...Martin Ransohoff"
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In 1952, Ransohoff co-founded the film production company
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and graduated with a B.A. in History and English from
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He executive produced 1: 1432:Film producers from Louisiana 993: 829:What's the Matter with Helen? 584:(1985) based on a script for 733:The Fearless Vampire Killers 685:The Americanization of Emily 415:The Fearless Vampire Killers 353:, was particularly praised. 346:The Americanization of Emily 7: 981: 864:(1976) โ€“ executive producer 768:(1968) โ€“ executive producer 752:(1967) โ€“ executive producer 736:(1967) โ€“ executive producer 578:Ransohoff had success with 443: 282: 10: 1453: 1358:retrieved October 25, 2017 1068:, November 16, 1959, p.121 1417:Colgate University alumni 765:A Midsummer Night's Dream 451:A Midsummer Night's Dream 171: 119: 111: 94: 86: 75: 56: 30: 23: 1034:. 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