Quinn Martin

Birth Name:

Irwin Martin Cohn

Birth Place:

New York City, New York, United States

Profession

Producer, Sound department, Writer, Production manager

Served in the U․S․ Army for five years during World War II as a member of the Signal Corps
Was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 1997
Graduated from the University of California at Berkeley in 1949
Started out as a film editor, writer, and head of post-production before getting his first producing job on "The Jane Wyman Show․"
After selling QM Productions, he served as an adjunct professor of Warren College at the University of California at San Diego
Best known as the executive producer of TV series like "Barnaby Jones," "Cannon," "The F․B․I․," and "The Fugitive․"
Founded his production company, QM Productions, in 1960 and produced more than 2,000 hours of television programming
Was the president of the La Jolla Playhouse and the Del Mar Fair Board

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