Marilyn Hall (née Plottel born May 17, 1927 – June 5, 2017) was a

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television and theatre producer, as well as a television writer. She also wrote songs, a cookbook and book reviews. She supported many charities, including

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causes in the

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and

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Early life

Marilyn Doreen Plottel was born on May 17, 1927, in

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. She graduated from the

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, where she earned a bachelor's degree. She later earned a

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degree from the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television.

Career

Hall began her career in radio for the

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. She subsequently became a songwriter; her song "Is It Possible That I’ve Been Gone So Long" was recorded by

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. She was a television writer for ''

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'' and ''Lights, Camera, Monty!'' She was an associate producer of '' Jelly's Last Jam'' and '' Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes''. On television, she produced the

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adaption of ''

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'' as well as the 1984 film '' Nadia''. She produced '' A Woman Called Golda'' and '' Do You Remember Love?'', both of which won

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s. She also produced documentary films for

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in Israel. Hall was a book reviewer for the ''

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''. She co-authored a cookbook, ''The Celebrity Kosher Cookbook'', with rabbi Jerome Cutler in 1975.

Philanthropy

Hall served on the board of trustees of Variety Clubs International, and she produced their International Humanitarian Award event. She made charitable contributions to the Julia Ann Singer Child Care Center, Guardians of Courage, and the

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. She also supported Jewish causes like the Jewish Welfare Fund, the Jewish Home for the Aging and

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in the United States, as well as the Israel Bonds and

in Israel.

Personal life and death

Hall married Monty Hall in 1947. She died on June 5, 2017. Their children are Joanna Gleason, a Tony Award-winning actress; Sharon Hall, president of Endemol Shine Studios; and Richard Hall, the

-winning producer of ''

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''. Marilyn Hall predeceased her husband by three and a half months.

Works

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hall, Marilyn 1927 births 2017 deaths Canadian cookbook writers Canadian emigrants to the United States Canadian food writers Canadian philanthropists Canadian television producers Emmy Award winners Jewish Canadian philanthropists University of Toronto alumni University of California, Los Angeles alumni Canadian women television producers Writers from Winnipeg Burials at Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery 20th-century philanthropists