Name Howard Minsky Role Film producer | Movies Love Story, Jory | |
Awards Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama Nominations Academy Award for Best Picture Similar People Arthur Hiller, Erich Segal, John Marley, Jorge Fons, Ali MacGraw |
Howard G Minsky (21 January 1914 – 10 August 2008) was an American film producer, studio executive and former talent manager,who start ed his career during thE silent film era, selling film reel door-to-door. After working for both 20th Century Fox and Paramount Pictures, he worked for a talent agency.He was best known as the producer of the blockbuster film Love Story that, when released in 1970, was widely thought to have saved Paramount Pictures during a financially strained time. He later produced Jory in 1973.
Minsky was married to Sylvia for over 65 years until her death in 2002. Until his death in 2008, he lived in Palm Beach, Florida.
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