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In 1986, they expanded to the Gold Coast in Australia building a studio complex which is currently the Warner Bros/Village Roadshow Studios. In the five years as president, twenty-seven films were shot locally in Wilmington, establishing North Carolina as the second leading filmmaking state in the country. On 16 December 2017, she was awarded an honorary doctorate of humanities by Ball State.
Producer Frank Marshall recognized her talent and hired her as his assistant for Paramount's WARRIORS and for the next three years she continued working in New York production.
De Laurentiis was a jury member at the 65th Berlin International Film Festival.
In 1980, she joined the De Laurentiis Entertainment Group as an assistant production accountant and eventually became the company's chairman.
He died in 2010.
She and Dino married in 1990, and they had two daughters, Carolyna and Dina. Martha De Laurentiis died from cancer on 4 December 2021 at the age of 67. Martha met Dino De Laurentiis in 1980 while working as his New York Production Accountant on RAGTIME, directed by Milos Forman. After the completion of RAGTIME, Martha became the head of administration for Dino De Laurentiis Productions where she oversaw the financing of Stephen King's DEAD ZONE, AMITYVILLE II and AMITYVILLE III.
FIRESTARTER marked her arrival as associate producer, which led her to producing more films including: Stephen King's CAT'S EYE and SILVER BULLET, DATE WITH AN ANGEL, BEDROOM WINDOW, Stephen King's MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE and RAW DEAL with Arnold Schwarzenegger, along with three CBS mini-series-Stephen King's SOMETIMES THEY COME BACK, SOLOMON AND SHEBA and SLAVE OF DREAMS. In 1983, Martha established her company, the Dino De Laurentiis Company (DDLC) and in 1984, together with Dino, built the North Carolina Film Studios in Wilmington, NC of which she was president through 1988.
She met Dino De Laurentiis in 1980, when she was hired as the New York production accountant on his production of Ragtime, James Cagney’s last film.
After the completion of Ragtime, De Laurentiis made her head of administration for Dino De Laurentiis Productions. Together with Dino, she produced 20 films including Michael Cimino’s Desperate Hours, the critically acclaimed Bound, starring Jennifer Tilly and Gina Gershon, Breakdown, starring Kurt Russell and most recently U-571.
Martha married legendary film producer Dino De Laurentiis in 1990.
Producer Frank Marshall recognized her talents and hired her for Warriors, where she continued for two years working in production.
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Events
- Relationship : Marriage 1990 (Dino De Laurentiis)
- Death of Mate 10 November 2010 (Dino De Laurentiis)
- Death by Disease 4 December 2021 (Cancer, age 67)
Source Notes
Sy Scholfield quotes birth notice from Sunday News (Lancaster, Pennsylvania), 11 July 1954, page 34, born at Lancaster General Hospital.
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- Diagnoses : Major Diseases : Cancer (Terminal)
- Family : Relationship : Mate - Age difference more than 15 yrs
- Family : Relationship : Mate - Noted (Dino De Laurentiis)
- Family : Relationship : Number of Marriages (One)
- Family : Relationship : Widowed (2010)
- Family : Parenting : Kids 1-3 (Two daughters)
- Personal : Death : Illness/ Disease (Cancer)
- Vocation : Business : Top executive
- Vocation : Entertain/Business : Entertain Producer (Film and TV)
Martha de Laurentiis
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Martha De Laurentiis is born on July 10, 1954. After graduating from Ball State University, producer Martha De Laurentiis began her film career, which spans over 30 years, in New York as an assistant auditor on the NBC miniseries, THE DAIN CURSE for Martin Poll.
In 2003, Martha and Dino began construction on a major film studio in Ouarzazate, Morocco, which is now completed and operational, including vast back-lot and sets from Ridley Scott's KINGDOM OF HEAVEN. Together with Dino, DDLC has produced more than thirty films including: the Oscar-nominated CRIMES OF THE HEART, David Lynch's BLUE VELVET, Michael Mann's MANHUNTER, Michael Cimino's YEAR OF THE DRAGON and DESPERATE HOURS, BREAKDOWN starring Kurt Russell, the critically acclaimed BOUND, U-571 starring Matthew McConaughey, HANNIBAL directed by Ridley Scott and RED DRAGON starring Ed Norton and Anthony Hopkins. Earlier this year saw the release of HANNIBAL RISING directed by Peter Webber (GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING) and starring Gong Li, Gaspard Ulliel and Rhys Ifans. Martha has one other film ready to hit theatres: VIRGIN TERRITORY, directed by David Leland and starring Hayden Christensen, Mischa Barton and Tim Roth. Together with Dino, Martha is presently at work on an all-new filmic reinvention of BARBARELLA, to be directed by Robert Rodriguez. Martha is President of the West Coast Advisory Board for the Jason Foundation, whose mission is the prevention of teenage suicide.
She is currently serving on the boards of Ball State University Advisory Board Alumni Association, The North Carolina School of the Arts Board of Visitors, The Los Angeles Women's Leadership Council, the Harvard Kennedy School of Government Women's Leadership Board and the international organisation, Save the Children. Spouse Dino De Laurentiis (7 April 1990 - 10 November 2010) (his death) 2 children Trivia Two daughters with De Laurentiis : Carolyna De Laurentiis and Dina De Laurentiis. Stepmother of Veronica De Laurentiis, Raffaella De Laurentiis, Federico De Laurentiis, Francesca DeLaurentiis.
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MARTHA DE LAURENTIIS started her career as an assistant auditor on the NBC mini-series The Dain Curse, soon after graduating from college.
De Laurentiis, Martha
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American film and television producer, credited as Martha Schumacher until 1995, she was known for producing films such as Breakdown, U-571, Hannibal, and Red Dragon with her husband Dino De Laurentiis, as well as the television series Hannibal.
They have two daughters, Dina and Carolyna.
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Firestarter marked her arrival as an associate producer, and the experience led to producing more films such as Stephen King’s Cat’s Eye, Raw Deal, Maximum Overdrive and Bedroom Window.