Norman Rosemont (December 12, 1924 in Brooklyn, New York – April 22, 2018 in Scottsdale, Arizona) was an American producer of films, television, and theatre.[1][2]
He worked as a press agent before moving into theatre. He worked as a general manager of Lerner and Loewe, then began producing TV specials.[2]
He then produced movies for television.[3] He specialized in adaptations of classic novels.[4] "The great classic authors wrote good stories with strong plots about people you could care for. And filming them at length - usually three hours - you can get most of the plot in."[5]
Awards
editRosemont won the 1980 Emmy for outstanding children's programme for the TV movie The Secret Garden, first shown in 1987.[6] All Quiet on the Western Front won the 1980 Golden Globe for best motion picture made for television.[7]
Select credits
edit- The Broadway of Lerner and Loewe (1962) - TV special
- An Hour with Robert Goulet (1964) - TV special
- Drat! The Cat! (1965) - Broadway musical
- Brigadoon (1966) - TV movie
- Carousel (1967) - TV movie
- Kismet (1967) - TV movie
- Kiss Me Kate (1968) - TV movie
- Stiletto (1969)
- The Bob Goulet Show (1970) - TV special
- The Man Without a Country (1973) - TV movie
- Miracle on 34th Street (1973) - TV movie
- A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1974) - TV movie
- Great Expectations (1974) - TV movie
- The Red Badge of Courage (1974) - TV movie
- The Count of Monte Cristo (1975) - TV movie
- The 28th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1976)- TV special
- The Man in the Iron Mask (1977) - TV movie
- The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer (1977).- TV movie
- Captains Courageous (1977) - TV movie
- The Four Feathers (1978) - TV movie
- Les Miserables (1978) - TV movie
- The 31st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1979)
- All Quiet on the Western Front (1979) - TV movie
- Pleasure Palace (1980) - TV movie
- Little Lord Fauntleroy (1980) - TV movie
- A Tale of Two Cities (1980) - TV movie
- Big Bend Country (1981) - TV movie
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1982) - TV movie
- Ivanhoe (1982) - TV movie
- Witness for the Prosecution (1982) - TV movie
- Master of the Game (1984) - TV mini series
- Camille (1984) - TV movie
- The Corsican Brothers (1985) - TV movie
- The Christmas Gift (1986) - TV movie
- The Secret Garden (1987) - TV movie
- CBS Summer Playhouse - "My Africa" (1988)
- The Tenth Man (1988) - TV movie
- Long Road Home (1991) - TV movie
- Ironclads (1991) - TV movie
- Shadow of a Doubt (1991) - TV movie
- Fergie & Andrew: Behind the Palace Doors (1993) - TV movie
- The Haunting of Helen Walker (1995) - TV movie
- A Knight in Camelot (1998) - TV movie
- Back to the Secret Garden (2000) - TV movie
Theatre Credits
edit- My Fair Lady - company manager
- Drat! The Cat! (1965) - producer
References
edit- ^ "Norman Rosemont, Producer Who Translated Stage, Film Classics for TV, Dies at 93". The Hollywood Reporter. May 8, 2018. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
- ^ a b Carras, Christi (May 8, 2018). "TV Producer Norman Rosemont Dies at 93". Variety. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
- ^ "Norman Rosemont". BFI. Archived from the original on March 24, 2019.
- ^ "Norman Rosemont Productions". BFI. Archived from the original on March 24, 2019.
- ^ Why Norman Rosemont Likes to Film the Classics: Norman Rosemont's TV Films By DAVID LEWIN. New York Times November 23, 1980: D35.
- ^ "Norman Rosemont". Television Academy.
- ^ "All Quiet on the Western Front". www.goldenglobes.com.