Matthew Rapf Biography (1920-1991)

Born October 22, 1920, in New York, NY; died December 11, 1991, in Malibu, CA. Screenwriter and producer.

Beginning his career as a screenwriter with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Columbia, and Eagle-Lion after World War II, Rapf joined MGM as an associate producer in the late 1940s. There he worked on such films as Half a Hero, Big Leaguer, and Desperate Search. He was later employed as a producer and executive producer of television programs for Universal and Columbia Pictures TV. His best known television series included Kojak, Slattery's People, Ben Casey, and The Loretta Young Show.

Occupation: screenwriter, producer
Birth Details: October 22, 1920; New York, New York, United States
Death Details: December 11, 1991; Malibu, California, United States

Further Reference

Books

International Motion Picture Almanac, Quigley, 1991, p. 262.

Periodicals

Variety, December 16, 1991, p. 74.

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