Martin Goldsmith (November 6, 1913 – May 24, 1994) wrote several classic B-movies including Detour (1945), Blind Spot (1947) and The Narrow Margin in 1952 for which he was Oscar-nominated.
Goldsmith — at one time the brother-in-law of Anthony Quinn — also contributed some stories to The Twilight Zone TV series in the 50s and related to Anthony Goldsmith.
Famous quotes containing the words martin goldsmith, martin and/or goldsmith:
“Fate, or some mysterious force, can put the finger on you or me, for no good reason at all.”
—Martin Goldsmith, and Edgar G. Ulmer. Al Roberts (Tom Neal)
“Granddaddy used to handle snakes in church. Granny drank strychnine. I guess you could say I had a leg up, genetically speaking.”
—Wesley Strick, U.S. screenwriter, and Martin Scorsese. Max Cady (Robert DeNiro)
“Sweet smiling village, loveliest of the lawn,
Thy sports are fled and all thy charms withdrawn;
Amidst thy bowers the tyrant’s hand is seen,
And desolation saddens all thy green;
One only master grasps the whole domain,
And half a tillage stints thy smiling plain;”
—Oliver Goldsmith (1730?–1774)