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name: "Marvin J. Chomsky"
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roles: ["Director"]
born: "23 May 1929"
died: "28 March 2022"
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average_fi1m_score: 83
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# Marvin J. Chomsky

Director. Born 23 May 1929 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 28 March 2022.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 23 May 1929, New York City, New York, USA
- **Died:** 28 March 2022
- **Active:** 1966–1977
- **Also known as:** Marvin Chomsky, Marvin Joseph Chomsky
- **Works often with:** Gerald Fried, Al Francis, Donald R. Rode, Edward J. Lakso, Gerald Perry Finnerman, Herb Wallerstein

## Biography

Marvin J. Chomsky (1929–2022) was an American television and film director and producer. Born in New York City, he graduated from Syracuse University in 1950 and began his career in the industry as an art director and set decorator before directing from 1964 onwards.

He directed episodes of numerous series including *Star Trek* (1966), *Mission: Impossible* (1966), *The Wild Wild West* (1965), *Gunsmoke* (1955) and *Hawaii Five-O* (1969). Later he worked extensively on made-for-television films and miniseries such as *Roots* (1977), *Holocaust* (1978) and *Tank* (1984).

Chomsky won four Emmy Awards for directing, including for *Holocaust* (1978), *Attica* (1980), *Inside the Third Reich* (1982) and *Peter the Great* (1986). He was a cousin of linguist Noam Chomsky.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, hollywoodreporter.com, nytimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Roots* (1977), Fi1m 83, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/roots.md)
- *Mission: Impossible* (1966), Fi1m 82, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/mission-impossible-1966.md)
- *Star Trek* (1966), Fi1m 83, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-1966.md)

## Also known for

- *Hawaii Five-O* (1969), Director
- *Gunsmoke* (1955), Director
- *Tank* (1984), Director
- *The Wild Wild West* (1965), Director
- *Holocaust* (1978), Director
- *Cannon* (1971), Director

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