| MARTIN STARGER, executive producer of "Raise
The Titanic!" is president of Marble Arch Productions, as well as
president of AFD (Associated Film Distribution), the new major motion
picture distribution company formed by himself, Lord Grade and Lord
Delfont. Starger is involved in the
production of theatrical motion pictures, television features and
specials, and legitimate theater productions, as well as other live
entertainment presentations. Prior to the formation of Marble
Arch, he was head of Marstar Productions and president of ABC
Entertainment which provided entertainment programming for the ABC
Television Network. He was responsible for such prestigious and
award-winning specials as "Roots," "Rich Man, Poor Man," "Eleanor And
Franklin," "QB VII," "Love Among The Ruins" (Lord Olivier and
Katharine Hepburn), "The Glass Menagerie" (Katharine Hepburn), "The
Missiles Of October," "Pueblo," "Long Day's Journey Into Night," "The
Merchant Of Venice" (Lord Olivier in the National Theatre Production),
"F. Scott Fitzgerald And The Last Of The Belles," Joseph Papp's
"Wedding Band" and the Negro Ensemble Company's production of
"Ceremonies In Dark Old Men."
Among the regular prime-time television series
for which Starger was responsible while at ABC were such varied programs
as "The Movie of the Week," "Marcus Welby, M.D." "Happy Days," "Streets Of
San Francisco," "Barney Miller," and "Welcome Back, Kotter."
Concurrent with his other ABC activities,
Starger was the executive producer of the highly acclaimed motion picture,
"Nashville," and he was responsible for "California Jam," a live rock
concert in Ontario, California which broke all existing records for paid
attendance for any live musical presentation in the U.S.A.
In association with Lord Grade, he made the
motion picture "Movie, Movie," released by Warner Bros. and winner of
several awards, including the coveted Christopher Award. Starger and
Lord Grade also presented Ingmar Bergman's "Autumn Sonata," which was
named Best Foreign Film by the National Board of Review and won the Best
Foreign Film Golden Globe from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
Starger produced the three-hour movie for
television, "Friendly Fire," which won four Emmy Awards, including
Outstanding Drama and Outstanding Direction In a Limited Series or Special
(David Greene). With Lord Grade and the Shubert Organization,
Starger also produced the stage presentation "Sly Fox," starring George C.
Scott.
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