Cause of death Bladder cancer Role Television writer | Name Ann Marcus | |
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Full Name Dorothy Ann Goldstone Born August 22, 1921 ( 1921-08-22 ) Little Falls, New York, USA Died December 3, 2014, Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, United States Siblings Tracey Roberts, Ray Goldstone Similar People Gail Parent, Claudia Lamb, Phil Bruns, Greg Mullavey, Louise Lasser | ||
The Writer Speaks: Ann Marcus
Ann Marcus (August 22, 1921 – December 3, 2014) was an Emmy Award-winning American television writer (Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman) and film producer.
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- The Writer Speaks Ann Marcus
- Writer Ann Marcus on the importance of the Writers Guild
- Television writing credits
- Other
- Family
- Death
- Awards and nominations
- References
She graduated from Western College for Women, worked for the New York Daily News and Life, where she worked with famed photographers such as Alfred Eisenstadt. In 2007, she was executive producer of the independent feature film, For Heaven's Sake.
Writer Ann Marcus on the importance of the Writers Guild
Television writing credits
Other
Marcus was elected to the Board of Directors of the WGAe seven times and served as Secretary/treasurer from 1992-94. She published her memoir, Whistling Girl in 1999.
Family
She and her husband, Ellis Marcus, also a television writer, had three children.
Death
On December 3, 2014, Ann Marcus died in Sherman Oaks, California at the age of 93, from undisclosed causes.
Awards and nominations
Nominated for multiple Daytime Emmys, and Primetime Primetime Emmys. Her first Daytime Emmy nomination was in 1978 for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series. Marcus was also presented with the Morgan Cox Award for distinguished service to the WGA in 2000.