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Marvin Minoff (June 26, 1931 – November 11, 2009) was an American film and television producer best known for having produced The Nixon Interviews by British journalist of former U.S. President in 1977. Minoff also co-produced, along with his business partner and others, the 1998 film Patch Adams, starring .


Biography
Minoff, the son of theatrical Harry Minoff, was originally from , New York. He attended Abraham Lincoln High School, Syracuse University and New York University. He then enlisted in the United States Army during the .


Career
His career in the entertainment industry began as a talent agent at the William Morris Agency in New York City. Minoff then moved to International Famous Artists (IFA; the forerunner of International Creative Management – ICM). He rose to Vice President of the motion picture department at IFA. Minoff represented a number of notable figures during his fifteen years at the talent agencies, including , screenwriters Bruce Joel Rubin and David W. Rintels, and director . He also packaged several films, including the 1970 movie, Love Story and the 1971 blockbuster film, The French Connection.

In 1974, Minoff left IFA and the talent agency business to become the president of David Paradine Television, which had been founded by journalist . While president of the company, Minoff teamed with television producer to co-executive produce The Nixon Interviews by Frost of . The interviews, which took place three years after Nixon left office, were broadcast in syndication in 1977. The Nixon Interviews would later be adapted into a Broadway play, which in turn, formed the basis for the 2008 film Frost/Nixon, directed by Ron Howard, which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture. Actor portrayed Minoff in the film.

As president of Paradine Television, Minoff also produced interviews with former Secretary of State and the Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. Additionally, Minoff produced several television films for Paradine, including Dynasty (based on the novel, "The Ordeal of Patty Hearst" by ) and Portrait of a Rebel: The Remarkable Mrs. Sanger (starring his future wife, , as ).

Minoff left David Paradine Television in the early 1980s and worked for a time as an indie producer. In 1985, he partnered with actor and producer to form Farrell/Minoff Productions, which created a series of made-for-TV movies. Minoff and Farrell would work closely together in a professional partnership for the next twenty-five years. Both Farrell and Minoff had signed a deal with Walt Disney Pictures to develop projects in 1986. Their many television movies featured such actors as , , , , , , and .

Together, Minoff and Farrell produced two feature films. Their first film was 1988's Dominick and Eugene for , which earned actor a nomination for best actor. Farrell and Minoff later co-produced Patch Adams in 1998, which starred .


Death
He died at his home in Los Angeles on November 11, 2009, at the age of 78. He married actress in 1980, and she became stepmother to his two children, Jed and Julie, from a previous marriage.

Minoff was buried at Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery in .

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