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

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. He died in Boulder Creek, California.

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.

Select credits

• Blindfold (1966)
• The War Wagon (1967)
• 100 Rifles (1969)
• Hard Contract (1969)
• Tribes (1970)
• Welcome Home, Soldier Boys (1971)
• Kid Blue (1973)

References

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.

External links

• Marvin John Schwartz at IMDb

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