{"id":596848,"date":"2023-11-07T02:28:58","date_gmt":"2023-11-06T23:28:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/gary-martin-longtime-sony-pictures-exec-and-mptf-benefactor-dies-at-79\/"},"modified":"2023-11-07T02:28:58","modified_gmt":"2023-11-06T23:28:58","slug":"gary-martin-longtime-sony-pictures-exec-and-mptf-benefactor-dies-at-79","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/gary-martin-longtime-sony-pictures-exec-and-mptf-benefactor-dies-at-79\/","title":{"rendered":"#Gary Martin, Longtime Sony Pictures Exec and MPTF Benefactor, Dies at 79"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n Gary Martin, the longtime Sony Pictures executive and major supporter of the Motion Picture & Television Fund who has a historic Wizard of Oz<\/em> soundstage named for him, has died. He was 79.<\/p>\n

\n Martin died Thursday of natural causes at his home in Sherwood Forest, California, a family spokesperson announced.<\/p>\n

\n When he retired as president of studio operations and production at Sony in 2013, the studio renamed its storied Stage 15 \u2014 one of the largest in the world \u2014 the Gary Martin Stage. Built in 1927, it was used for 1939\u2019s The Wizard of Oz<\/em> \u2014 the yellow brick road is under the current stage floor \u2014 and more recently for Spider-Man<\/em> and Men in Black <\/em>films.<\/p>\n

\n At the dedication, then-Sony Pictures Entertainment co-chair Amy Pascal said of Martin: \u201cHis leadership, grace and skill are unparalleled in our business. There is no one who comes close.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n He oversaw production of more than 600 films at the studio.<\/p>\n

\n Martin spent his childhood on soundstages as his father, Ivan, served as the director of studio operations at 20th Century Fox for many years.<\/p>\n

\n He started his career as a laborer, and during the next 20 years, he worked in several capacities at multiple studios before arriving at Sony \u2014 then Columbia Pictures \u2014 as a production manager in 1981. He oversaw physical production and postproduction starting in 1988 and added studio operations in 2003.<\/p>\n

\n Martin was known for being a straight shooter, an exec committed to making sure that Sony Pictures got the best result for its investment.<\/p>\n

\n \u201cAs a colleague at Sony and then as the production head when I made a few films there, Gary was rough, tough, great at his work, and one of the sweetest, most beautiful people on the lot,\u201d former Academy president Sid Ganis said in a statement.<\/p>\n

\n Martin and his wife, Susan, also were quite generous to the MPTF, an organization introduced to him by his dad in his early days in the industry. His mother was cared for at the MPTF hospital, and he remained a lead donor until his death.<\/p>\n

\n In 2014, the Martins paid for a gut renovation of a screening room in the Louis B. Mayer theater complex on the MPTF campus in Woodland Hills to bring it up to industry standards both in technology<\/a> and aesthetics. It\u2019s now known as The Susan and Gary Martin Screening Room.<\/p>\n

\n Additionally, Martin and Clint Eastwood have supported MPTF\u2019s benefits assistance program for military veterans in the entertainment industry for years.<\/p>\n

\n \u201cWe never had to ask Gary and Susan for anything. They were always one step ahead of us,\u201d friend and MPTF CEO Bob Beitcher said in a statement. \u201cGary would ask, \u2018What can we do that would make a positive impact for the residents?\u2019 We\u2019d give him the list of things we were considering, and he\u2019d pick out the most ambitious item and say, \u2018Susie and I want to give you the money for that.\u2019<\/p>\n

\n \u201cHe was the best kind of donor, one who always gave from his heart.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n In addition to his wife of 56 years, survivors include his son, Sean; daughter-in-law Aisha; grandchildren Camille, Norah and Natalie; sister-in-law Nancy; nephews Larry, Steve, Jason and Matthew and their families; and nieces Colleen, Linda, Nicole and their families.<\/p>\n

\n Donations in his memory may be made to the MPTF<\/a>. A funeral service will be held at 9 a.m. on Nov. 17 at the Old North Church at Forest Lawn in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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