- Martin E. Segal
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Martin E. Segal (born 1916 Vitebsk, Russian Empire) is a Russian-born American businessman. Segal co-founded the Film Society of Lincoln Center in 1969 with two other Lincoln Center executives, William F. May and Schuyler G. Chapin.[1] he also served as the Film Society's founding president and CEO until 1978.[2]
Segal was born in Vitebsk, Russian Empire, in 1916 and immigrated to the United States.[2] He is a former Associated Press columnist.[2] Segal served as the General Chairman of the Night of 100 Stars II on February 17, 1985, the first AIDS benefit held by the Actors' Fund of America.[2]
The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center (MESTC), located at the CUNY Graduate Center in New York City, was renamed for Segal in March 1999.[2] It was originally founded as the Center for Advanced Studies in Theatre Arts (CASTA) in 1979.
References
- ^ Grimes, William (2011-09-20). "William F. May, 95, Dies; Helped Found Film Society". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/21/business/william-f-may-95-dies-helped-found-lincoln-center-film-society.html?_r=1. Retrieved 2011-09-22.
- ^ a b c d e "Martin E. Segal biography". Martin E. Segal Theatre Center. http://web.gc.cuny.edu/mestc/home/bios/segal.html. Retrieved 2011-10-02.
Categories:- 1916 births
- American businesspeople
- Russian emigrants to the United States
- People from Vitebsk
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