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Martin Ritt
Deceased

How Did Martin Ritt Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 76
GenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn02/03/1914Born inNew York City, New York, USADied08/12/1990 (aged 76)Died inSanta MonicaCausecardiovascular diseaseWikidataQ287451 ↗TMDb#18854 ↗

Martin Ritt was an American director, producer, and actor, active in film, theatre, and television. He was known mainly as an auteur of socially-conscious dramas and literary adaptations, described by Stanley Kauffmann as "one of the most underrated American directors, superbly competent and quietly imaginative."

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Filmography8 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2007The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. AlonzoMovieSelf (archive footage)93
1990Anthony Quinn: An OriginalMovieSelf76
1989Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group TheatreMovieSelf75
1979Norma RaeMovieFactory Worker (uncredited)65
1975End of the GameMovieHans Bärlach61
1973James Wong Howe: CinematographerMovieSelf59
1957The Thundering WaveMovieDirector (uncredited)43
1944Winged VictoryMovieGleason30