Filmmaker Martin Ransohoff DEAD @ 90

Known for producing well-known movies 'Cincinnati Kid,' 'Catch-22' and "Jagged Edge.'  He also had his hand in the hit TV show Beverly Hillbillies. In 1952 he founded Filmways with business Ed Kasper to make TV commercials, Ransohoff moved into documentaries and then television sitcoms.  During the 1960s, he also had many prime time TV hits with "Mr. Ed," "Green Acres," Petticoat Junction" and the "Addams Family." 

He was called a maverick and had a history in ad sales as well.   

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