Martin Rackin

Martin Rackin (31 July 1918 – 15 April 1976) was an American writer and producer who was briefly head of production at Paramount Pictures from 1960-64. In the late 1950s he wrote and produced a series of films with actor Alan Ladd.^[1]

Rackin was born in New York City. He worked as an errand boy for a Times Square hat shop. He became a reporter for the New York Daily Mirror and wrote a book, Buy Me That Town. Film rights to this were bought by Sol Siegel and Rackin moved to Hollywood. He served in the air force during World War Two.

In the 1950s he was head of filmed production for NBC.^[2]

Select Credits

• Riffraff (1947) - writer
• Long John Silver (1954) - writer
• The Adventures of Long John Silver (1954–55) (TV series)
• Hell on Frisco Bay (1955)
• Santiago (1956)
• The Big Land (1957)
• The Deep Six (1958)
• The Horse Soldiers (1959)
• North to Alaska (1960)
• Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970)

References

1. "Martin Rackin" bio, New York Times
2. Martin Rackin, Film Producer, Dies at 57: Ex-Paramount Officer Was in London to Set Up Independent Feature Thackrey, Ted, Jr. Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) [Los Angeles, Calif] 16 Apr 1976: c2.

External links

• Martin Rackin at IMDB