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Marvin Minoff Biography

Birth Name:Marvin Minoff

Birth Place:Brooklyn, New York, United States

Profession Producer

Fast Facts

  • Served in the intelligence division of the U․S․ Army during the Korean War
  • Attended Syracuse University and New York University
  • Started out as an agent at the William Morris Agency in New York
  • Was president of David Frost's Paradine Television company in the 1970s
  • Best known as the producer of the documentary "David Frost Interviews Richard Nixon" and the films "Dominick and Eugene" and "Patch Adams․"
  • Launched Farrell/Minoff Productions in 1985 with his longtime friend Mike Farrell
  • Met his wife, Bonnie Franklin, when she was starring in the 1980 film "Portrait of a Rebel: Margaret Sanger," which he produced
  • Was portrayed by actor Keith MacKechnie in the 2008 film "Frost/Nixon," which was based on a Broadway play adaptation of "David Frost Interviews Richard Nixon․"