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	'''Martin Alan Feldman''' (8 July 1934<ref name="Oliver">{{cite web \|last=Oliver \|first=John \|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/560057/index.html \|title=Feldman, Marty (1934–1982) \|website=BFI Screenonline \|access-date=18 November 2015}}</ref> – 2 December 1982) was a British actor, comedian and writer. He was known for his [[w:exophthalmos\|prominent]], [[w:strabismus\|misaligned]] eyes.<ref name="amc.com">{{cite web\|url=http://www.amc.com/talk/2007/06/marty-feldman-d\|title=Marty Feldman: "Damn your eyes!"\|website=Amc.com\|access-date=5 July 2018\|archive-date=6 July 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180706103908/https://www.amc.com/talk/2007/06/marty-feldman-d\|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2009/11/02/marty-feldman-dead-cool\|title=Marty Feldman: Dead Cool\|first=Simon\|last=Doonan\|date=2 November 2009\|access-date=5 July 2018\|website=Thedailybeast.com}}</ref><ref name="telegraph.co.uk">{{cite news\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/what-to-read/the-mad-world-of-marty-feldman/ \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/what-to-read/the-mad-world-of-marty-feldman/ \|archive-date=12 January 2022 \|url-access=subscription \|url-status=live\|title=The mad world of Marty Feldman\|newspaper=The Telegraph\|date=13 January 2016\|access-date=5 July 2018\|last1=Chilton\|first1=Martin}}{{cbignore}}</ref> He initially gained prominence as a writer with [[Barry Took]] on the [[w:ITV (TV network)\|ITV]] sitcom ''[[Bootsie and Snudge]]'' and the [[w:BBC Radio\|BBC Radio]] comedy programme ''[[Round the Horne]]''. He became known as a performer on ''[[At Last the 1948 Show]]'' (co-writing the "[[Four Yorkshiremen sketch]]" which [[Monty Python]] would perform) and ''[[Marty (TV series)\|Marty]]'', the latter of which won Feldman two [[w:British Academy Television Awards\|British Academy Television Awards]] including [[w:British Academy Television Award for Best Entertainment Performance\|Best Entertainment Performance]] in 1969.		'''Martin Alan Feldman''' (8 July 1934<ref name="Oliver">{{cite web \|last=Oliver \|first=John \|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/560057/index.html \|title=Feldman, Marty (1934–1982) \|website=BFI Screenonline \|access-date=18 November 2015}}</ref> – 2 December 1982) was a British actor, comedian and writer. He was known for his [[w:exophthalmos\|prominent]], [[w:strabismus\|misaligned]] eyes.<ref name="amc.com">{{cite web\|url=http://www.amc.com/talk/2007/06/marty-feldman-d\|title=Marty Feldman: "Damn your eyes!"\|website=Amc.com\|access-date=5 July 2018\|archive-date=6 July 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180706103908/https://www.amc.com/talk/2007/06/marty-feldman-d\|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2009/11/02/marty-feldman-dead-cool\|title=Marty Feldman: Dead Cool\|first=Simon\|last=Doonan\|date=2 November 2009\|access-date=5 July 2018\|website=Thedailybeast.com}}</ref><ref name="telegraph.co.uk">{{cite news\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/what-to-read/the-mad-world-of-marty-feldman/ \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/what-to-read/the-mad-world-of-marty-feldman/ \|archive-date=12 January 2022 \|url-access=subscription \|url-status=live\|title=The mad world of Marty Feldman\|newspaper=The Telegraph\|date=13 January 2016\|access-date=5 July 2018\|last1=Chilton\|first1=Martin}}{{cbignore}}</ref> He initially gained prominence as a writer with [[Barry Took]] on the [[w:ITV (TV network)\|ITV]] sitcom ''[[Bootsie and Snudge]]'' and the [[w:BBC Radio\|BBC Radio]] comedy programme ''[[Round the Horne]]''. He became known as a performer on ''[[At Last the 1948 Show]]'' (co-writing the "[[Four Yorkshiremen sketch]]" which [[Monty Python]] would perform) and ''[[Marty (TV series)\|Marty]]'', the latter of which won Feldman two [[w:British Academy Television Awards\|British Academy Television Awards]] including [[w:British Academy Television Award for Best Entertainment Performance\|Best Entertainment Performance]] in 1969.

	Feldman went on to appear in films such as ''[[w:The Bed Sitting Room (film)\|The Bed Sitting Room]]'' and ''[[Every Home Should Have One]]'', the latter of which was one of the most popular comedies at the British box office in 1970.<ref>{{cite book\|page=269\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NTmrBgAAQBAJ&q=guinness+book+of+box+office+hits+swern+childs&pg=PA268\|title=British Film Culture in the 1970s: The Boundaries of Pleasure: The Boundaries of Pleasure\|first=Sue\|last= Harper\|publisher=Edinburgh University Press\|date= 2011\|isbn = 9780748654260}}</ref> In 1971, he starred in the comedy-variety sketch series ''[[The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine]]''. In 1974, he appeared as [[w:Igor (Young Frankenstein)\|Igor]] in [[w:Mel Brooks\|Mel Brooks]]' ''[[w:Young Frankenstein\|Young Frankenstein]]'' for which he received the first [[w:Saturn Award]] for [[w:Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor\|Best Supporting Actor]]. He died in 1982 of a heart attack while filming ''[[w:Yellowbeard\|Yellowbeard]]'' in [[w:Mexico City\|Mexico City]].<ref name=“Death”>{{cite news \|title=Marty Feldman, Film Comic, Victim Of Heart Attack At 48 \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1982/12/04/obituaries/marty-feldman-film-comic-victim-of-heart-attack-at-48.html \|access-date=12 November 2021 \|newspaper=The New York Times		Feldman went on to appear in films such as ''[[w:The Bed Sitting Room (film)\|The Bed Sitting Room]]'' and ''[[Every Home Should Have One]]'', the latter of which was one of the most popular comedies at the British box office in 1970.<ref>{{cite book\|page=269\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NTmrBgAAQBAJ&q=guinness+book+of+box+office+hits+swern+childs&pg=PA268\|title=British Film Culture in the 1970s: The Boundaries of Pleasure: The Boundaries of Pleasure\|first=Sue\|last= Harper\|publisher=Edinburgh University Press\|date= 2011\|isbn = 9780748654260}}</ref> In 1971, he starred in the comedy-variety sketch series ''[[The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine]]''. In 1974, he appeared as [[w:Igor (Young Frankenstein)\|Igor]] in [[w:Mel Brooks\|Mel Brooks]]' ''[[w:Young Frankenstein\|Young Frankenstein]]'' for which he received the first [[Saturn Award]] for [[Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor\|Best Supporting Actor]]. He died in 1982 of a heart attack while filming ''[[w:Yellowbeard\|Yellowbeard]]'' in [[w:Mexico City\|Mexico City]].<ref name=“Death”>{{cite news \|title=Marty Feldman, Film Comic, Victim Of Heart Attack At 48 \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1982/12/04/obituaries/marty-feldman-film-comic-victim-of-heart-attack-at-48.html \|access-date=12 November 2021 \|newspaper=The New York Times
	\|quote=Marty Feldman, the wild-eyed British comedian [...] died Thursday in his hotel room in Mexico City.}}</ref>		\|quote=Marty Feldman, the wild-eyed British comedian [...] died Thursday in his hotel room in Mexico City.}}</ref>

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	~~{{Short description\|British author, actor, comedian and director (1934-1982)}}~~
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	* {{IMDb name\|0001204\|Marty Feldman}}		* {{IMDb name\|0001204\|Marty Feldman}}
	* {{Screenonline name\|id=560057}}		* {{Screenonline name\|id=560057}}
	* ~~[http://~~www.theofficialmartyfeldman.com~~/ The Official Marty Feldman.com] link to official site~~		* {{Official website\|www.theofficialmartyfeldman.com}}

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	[[Category:British military comedy films]]		[[Category:British military comedy films]]

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External links

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	* [http://www.theofficialmartyfeldman.com/ The Official Marty Feldman.com] link to official site		* [http://www.theofficialmartyfeldman.com/ The Official Marty Feldman.com] link to official site
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External links

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	== External links ==		== External links ==
	~~{{Portal\|Biography}}~~
	~~{{Wikiquote}}~~
	* {{AllMovie name\|id=89528\|name=Marty Feldman}}		* {{AllMovie name\|id=89528\|name=Marty Feldman}}
	* {{IMDb name\|0001204\|Marty Feldman}}		* {{IMDb name\|0001204\|Marty Feldman}}
	* {{Screenonline name\|id=560057}}		* {{Screenonline name\|id=560057}}
	* [http://www.theofficialmartyfeldman.com/ The Official Marty Feldman.com] link to official site		* [http://www.theofficialmartyfeldman.com/ The Official Marty Feldman.com] link to official site

	~~{{Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor}}~~

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Film

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Television

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	\| 1971–72 \|\|''[[The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine]]'' \|\|rowspan="2"\| himself \|\|		\| 1971–72 \|\|''[[The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine]]'' \|\|rowspan="2"\| himself \|\|
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	\| 1971–73 \|\|''[[The Flip Wilson Show]]'' \|\|		\| 1971–73 \|\|''[[w:The Flip Wilson Show\|The Flip Wilson Show]]'' \|\|
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	\| 1974 \|\| ''Marty Back Together Again'' \|\| various characters \|\|		\| 1974 \|\| ''Marty Back Together Again'' \|\| various characters \|\|
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	\| 1981 \|\| ''[[The Muppet Show]]'' \|\| himself \|\| television series - one episode, "Arabian Nights"		\| 1981 \|\| ''[[w:The Muppet Show\|The Muppet Show]]'' \|\| himself \|\| television series - one episode, "Arabian Nights"
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Death

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	== Death ==		== Death ==
	Feldman died of a heart attack<ref name=Lawson1982/> in a hotel room in [[Mexico City]] on 2 December 1982 at age 48<ref name=“Death”/> during the making of the film ''[[Yellowbeard]]''; the film was subsequently dedicated to him. According to an editor's note in Feldman's posthumously published autobiography, [[Graham Chapman]] was with him at the time of his death.<ref>{{cite book\|last1=Feldman\|first1=Marty\|title=eyE Marty: The Official Autobiography of Marty Feldman\|date=2012\|publisher=Rare Bird Books\|page=7}}</ref> On the [[Audio commentary\|DVD commentary]] of ''Young Frankenstein,'' Mel Brooks cites factors that may have contributed to Feldman's death: "He sometimes smoked half a carton (five packs) of cigarettes daily, drank copious amounts of black coffee, and ate a diet rich in eggs and dairy products."		Feldman died of a heart attack<ref name=Lawson1982/> in a hotel room in [[w:Mexico City\|Mexico City]] on 2 December 1982 at age 48<ref name=“Death”/> during the making of the film ''[[w:Yellowbeard\|Yellowbeard]]''; the film was subsequently dedicated to him. According to an editor's note in Feldman's posthumously published autobiography, [[Graham Chapman]] was with him at the time of his death.<ref>{{cite book\|last1=Feldman\|first1=Marty\|title=eyE Marty: The Official Autobiography of Marty Feldman\|date=2012\|publisher=Rare Bird Books\|page=7}}</ref> On the [[w:Audio commentary\|DVD commentary]] of ''Young Frankenstein,'' Mel Brooks cites factors that may have contributed to Feldman's death: "He sometimes smoked half a carton (five packs) of cigarettes daily, drank copious amounts of black coffee, and ate a diet rich in eggs and dairy products."

	[[File:Martin Feldman - photo by Jim Tipton, curtesy of findagravedotcom.jpg\|thumb\|Feldman's gravestone in Forest Lawn Memorial Park]]		[[File:Martin Feldman - photo by Jim Tipton, curtesy of findagravedotcom.jpg\|thumb\|Feldman's gravestone in Forest Lawn Memorial Park]]
	Feldman is buried in the Garden of Heritage at [[Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills)\|Forest Lawn – Hollywood Hills Cemetery]], California, near his idol, [[Buster Keaton]].<ref name="six" />		Feldman is buried in the Garden of Heritage at [[w:Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills)\|Forest Lawn – Hollywood Hills Cemetery]], California, near his idol, [[w:Buster Keaton\|Buster Keaton]].<ref name="six" />

	==Filmography==		==Filmography==

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Personal life

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	== Personal life ==		== Personal life ==
	Feldman was married to Lauretta Sullivan from January 1959 until his death in 1982. She died, aged 74, in 2010 in [[Studio City, Los Angeles]].<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/latimes/obituary.aspx?pid=141834867 \|title=Lauretta Sullivan Feldman \|newspaper=Los Angeles Times \|date=15 April 2010}}</ref> Feldman's peers have reported, in a number of biographies, that he was highly attractive to women in spite of his unconventional facial appearance.<ref name="Ross2011">{{cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qne_BgAAQBAJ&pg=PT252 \|title=Marty Feldman: The Biography of a Comedy Legend \|date=25 October 2011 \|publisher=Titan Books \|isbn=978-0-85768-602-2 \|page=252 \|first=Robert \|last=Ross}}{{Request quotation\|date=June 2019}}</ref>		Feldman was married to Lauretta Sullivan from January 1959 until his death in 1982. She died, aged 74, in 2010 in [[w:Studio City, Los Angeles\|Studio City]].<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/latimes/obituary.aspx?pid=141834867 \|title=Lauretta Sullivan Feldman \|newspaper=Los Angeles Times \|date=15 April 2010}}</ref> Feldman's peers have reported, in a number of biographies, that he was highly attractive to women in spite of his unconventional facial appearance.<ref name="Ross2011">{{cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qne_BgAAQBAJ&pg=PT252 \|title=Marty Feldman: The Biography of a Comedy Legend \|date=25 October 2011 \|publisher=Titan Books \|isbn=978-0-85768-602-2 \|page=252 \|first=Robert \|last=Ross}}{{Request quotation\|date=June 2019}}</ref>

	He spent time in jazz clubs, as he found a parallel between 'riffing' in a comedy partnership and the improvisation of jazz.<ref name="six" /><ref>{{cite book\|last1=Feldman\|first1=Marty\|title=eyE Marty: The Official Autobiography of Marty Feldman\|date=2016\|publisher=Rare Bird Books}}</ref>		He spent time in jazz clubs, as he found a parallel between 'riffing' in a comedy partnership and the improvisation of jazz.<ref name="six" /><ref>{{cite book\|last1=Feldman\|first1=Marty\|title=eyE Marty: The Official Autobiography of Marty Feldman\|date=2016\|publisher=Rare Bird Books}}</ref>

	Politically, Feldman was described as an "avowed [[socialism\|socialist]]"<ref name=current>Mike Kuhlenbeck. [https://archive.jewishcurrents.org/marty-feldman-versus-the-suits/ “Marty Fieldman versus the suits]", ''Jewish Currents'', June 29, 2016</ref> telling one interviewer, "I'm a socialist by conviction, if not by lifestyle"<ref>"Feldman has 'ideal equipment'", ''The Pittsburgh Press'', January 11, 1976</ref> and another, "I'm a socialist from way back, but in order to pay my back taxes I have to live in America to earn enough money to pay the back tax I owe to the socialist government that I voted in."<ref name="six"/> He later joked that when a [[Labour Party (UK)\|Labour]] cabinet minister said to him "Of course you vote Labour," Feldman replied, "No, I don't, because I'm a socialist!"<ref>''[https://books.google.com/books?id=9j04CgAAQBAJ&pg=PT535&lpg=PT535&dq=%22I%27m+a+socialist%22+marty+feldman&source=bl&ots=Qc_gIUsae3&sig=-4E07OZBPWyJzUZiXtF-QgHYJAA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiR_eX3hITPAhUJJR4KHYXUCnkQ6AEIHDAA#v=onepage&q=%22I'm%20a%20socialist%22%20marty%20feldman&f=false Marty Feldman: The Biography of a Comedy Legend]'' by Robert Ross, chapter 15, footnote 17</ref> Nevertheless, he generally did not seriously discuss politics in public. An exception was when during a promotional tour for ''The Last Remake of Beau Geste,'' he denounced the campaign led by [[Anita Bryant]] against [[homosexuality]].<ref>Mike Kuhlenbeck. [https://jewishcurrents.org/marty-feldman-versus-the-suits/ "Marty Feldman versus the Suits"], ''Jewish Currents,'' 29 June 2016</ref>		Politically, Feldman was described as an "avowed [[w:socialism\|socialist]]"<ref name=current>Mike Kuhlenbeck. [https://archive.jewishcurrents.org/marty-feldman-versus-the-suits/ “Marty Fieldman versus the suits]", ''Jewish Currents'', June 29, 2016</ref> telling one interviewer, "I'm a socialist by conviction, if not by lifestyle"<ref>"Feldman has 'ideal equipment'", ''The Pittsburgh Press'', January 11, 1976</ref> and another, "I'm a socialist from way back, but in order to pay my back taxes I have to live in America to earn enough money to pay the back tax I owe to the socialist government that I voted in."<ref name="six"/> He later joked that when a [[w:Labour Party (UK)\|Labour]] cabinet minister said to him "Of course you vote Labour," Feldman replied, "No, I don't, because I'm a socialist!"<ref>''[https://books.google.com/books?id=9j04CgAAQBAJ&pg=PT535&lpg=PT535&dq=%22I%27m+a+socialist%22+marty+feldman&source=bl&ots=Qc_gIUsae3&sig=-4E07OZBPWyJzUZiXtF-QgHYJAA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiR_eX3hITPAhUJJR4KHYXUCnkQ6AEIHDAA#v=onepage&q=%22I'm%20a%20socialist%22%20marty%20feldman&f=false Marty Feldman: The Biography of a Comedy Legend]'' by Robert Ross, chapter 15, footnote 17</ref> Nevertheless, he generally did not seriously discuss politics in public. An exception was when during a promotional tour for ''The Last Remake of Beau Geste,'' he denounced the campaign led by [[w:Anita Bryant\|Anita Bryant]] against [[w:homosexuality\|homosexuality]].<ref>Mike Kuhlenbeck. [https://jewishcurrents.org/marty-feldman-versus-the-suits/ "Marty Feldman versus the Suits"], ''Jewish Currents,'' 29 June 2016</ref>

	In 1971, Feldman gave evidence in favour of the defendants in the obscenity trial for [[OZ (magazine)#UK obscenity trial and appeal\|''Oz'']] magazine.<ref name="six" /> He would not swear on the Bible, choosing instead to affirm.<ref name="six" /> Throughout his testimony, he mocked the judge after it was implied that Feldman had no religion because he was not Christian.<ref name="six" />		In 1971, Feldman gave evidence in favour of the defendants in the obscenity trial for [[w:OZ (magazine)#UK obscenity trial and appeal\|''Oz'']] magazine.<ref name="six" /> He would not swear on the Bible, choosing instead to affirm.<ref name="six" /> Throughout his testimony, he mocked the judge after it was implied that Feldman had no religion because he was not Christian.<ref name="six" />

	Feldman was an [[Lacto-ovo vegetarianism\|lacto-ovo vegetarian]]. In a 1979 interview, when asked how long he had practised this, he stated: "I was about five and a half or six when I converted; I'm forty-three now, so it's been approximately thirty-eight years."<ref>{{cite book \|last=Berry \|first=Rynn \|author-link=Rynn Berry \|title=The Vegetarians \|year= 1979 \|location=Brookline, MA \|publisher=Autumn Press \|chapter=Marty Feldman \|page=30 \|isbn=0-394-73633-8 }}</ref>		Feldman was an [[w:Lacto-ovo vegetarianism\|lacto-ovo vegetarian]]. In a 1979 interview, when asked how long he had practised this, he stated: "I was about five and a half or six when I converted; I'm forty-three now, so it's been approximately thirty-eight years."<ref>{{cite book \|last=Berry \|first=Rynn \|author-link=w:Rynn Berry \|title=The Vegetarians \|year= 1979 \|location=Brookline, MA \|publisher=Autumn Press \|chapter=Marty Feldman \|page=30 \|isbn=0-394-73633-8 }}</ref>

	Feldman wrote an autobiography, ''Eye Marty: the newly discovered autobiography of a comic genius'', which was brought to light following Lauretta's death. It was published in 2012 with a foreword by Eric Idle.<ref>{{cite book\|last1=Feldman\|first1=Marty\|title=eyE Marty: The Official Autobiography of Marty Feldman\|date=2016\|publisher=Rare Bird Books}}</ref>		Feldman wrote an autobiography, ''Eye Marty: the newly discovered autobiography of a comic genius'', which was brought to light following Lauretta's death. It was published in 2012 with a foreword by Eric Idle.<ref>{{cite book\|last1=Feldman\|first1=Marty\|title=eyE Marty: The Official Autobiography of Marty Feldman\|date=2016\|publisher=Rare Bird Books}}</ref>

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	=== Recording career ===		=== Recording career ===
	During the course of his career, Feldman recorded two albums, ''Marty'' (1968) and ''I Feel a Song Going Off'' (1969), re-released in 1971 as ''The Crazy World of Marty Feldman''. The songs on his second album were written by [[Denis King]], John Junkin and Bill Solly (a writer for [[Max Bygraves]] and ''[[The Two Ronnies]]'').<ref>{{cite journal \|url=http://www.thekettering.co.uk/?p=53 \|title=Marty - The Whowrotewhat Wotnot (series 1) \|journal=The Kettering \|issue=4 \|access-date=30 August 2009 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810224024/http://www.thekettering.co.uk/?p=53 \|archive-date=10 August 2011 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> It was later released as a [[Compact disc\|CD]] in 2007.		During the course of his career, Feldman recorded two albums, ''Marty'' (1968) and ''I Feel a Song Going Off'' (1969), re-released in 1971 as ''The Crazy World of Marty Feldman''. The songs on his second album were written by [[w:Denis King\|Denis King]], [[John Junkin]] and Bill Solly (a writer for [[Max Bygraves]] and ''[[The Two Ronnies]]'').<ref>{{cite journal \|url=http://www.thekettering.co.uk/?p=53 \|title=Marty - The Whowrotewhat Wotnot (series 1) \|journal=The Kettering \|issue=4 \|access-date=30 August 2009 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810224024/http://www.thekettering.co.uk/?p=53 \|archive-date=10 August 2011 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> It was later released as a [[w:Compact disc\|CD]] in 2007.

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After 1970

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	Feldman's performances on American television included ''[[w:The Dean Martin Show\|The Dean Martin Show]]''.		Feldman's performances on American television included ''[[w:The Dean Martin Show\|The Dean Martin Show]]''.

	In 1976, Feldman ventured into [[w:Cinema of Italy\|Italian cinema]], starring with [[w:Barbara Bouchet\|Barbara Bouchet]] in the [[w:sex comedy\|sex comedy]] ''40 Gradi All'Ombra del Lenzuolo'' ''([[w:Sex with a Smile\|Sex with a Smile]]''). He later appeared in ''[[w:The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother\|The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother]]'' and Brooks' ''[[w:Silent Movie]]'', as well as directing and starring in ''[[w:The Last Remake of Beau Geste\|The Last Remake of Beau Geste]]''. He also guest-starred in "Arabian Nights", an episode of ''[[w:The Muppet Show\|The Muppet Show]]'' in which he was teamed up with several ''[[w:Sesame Street\|Sesame Street]]'' characters, especially [[w:Cookie Monster\|Cookie Monster]], with whom he shared a playful cameo comparing their eyes side by side.		In 1976, Feldman ventured into [[w:Cinema of Italy\|Italian cinema]], starring with [[w:Barbara Bouchet\|Barbara Bouchet]] in the [[w:sex comedy\|sex comedy]] ''40 Gradi All'Ombra del Lenzuolo'' ''([[w:Sex with a Smile\|Sex with a Smile]]''). He later appeared in ''[[w:The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother\|The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother]]'' and Brooks' ''[[w:Silent Movie\|Silent Movie]]'', as well as directing and starring in ''[[w:The Last Remake of Beau Geste\|The Last Remake of Beau Geste]]''. He also guest-starred in "Arabian Nights", an episode of ''[[w:The Muppet Show\|The Muppet Show]]'' in which he was teamed up with several ''[[w:Sesame Street\|Sesame Street]]'' characters, especially [[w:Cookie Monster\|Cookie Monster]], with whom he shared a playful cameo comparing their eyes side by side.

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	== Personal life ==		== Personal life ==
	Feldman was married to Lauretta Sullivan from January 1959 until his death in 1982. She died, aged 74, in 2010 in [[Studio City, Los Angeles]].<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/latimes/obituary.aspx?pid=141834867 \|title=Lauretta Sullivan Feldman \|newspaper=Los Angeles Times \|date=15 April 2010}}</ref> Feldman's peers have reported, in a number of biographies, that he was highly attractive to women in spite of his unconventional facial appearance.<ref name="Ross2011">{{cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qne_BgAAQBAJ&pg=PT252 \|title=Marty Feldman: The Biography of a Comedy Legend \|date=25 October 2011 \|publisher=Titan Books \|isbn=978-0-85768-602-2 \|page=252 \|first=Robert \|last=Ross}}{{Request quotation\|date=June 2019}}</ref>		Feldman was married to Lauretta Sullivan from January 1959 until his death in 1982. She died, aged 74, in 2010 in [[w:Studio City, Los Angeles\|Studio City]].<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/latimes/obituary.aspx?pid=141834867 \|title=Lauretta Sullivan Feldman \|newspaper=Los Angeles Times \|date=15 April 2010}}</ref> Feldman's peers have reported, in a number of biographies, that he was highly attractive to women in spite of his unconventional facial appearance.<ref name="Ross2011">{{cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qne_BgAAQBAJ&pg=PT252 \|title=Marty Feldman: The Biography of a Comedy Legend \|date=25 October 2011 \|publisher=Titan Books \|isbn=978-0-85768-602-2 \|page=252 \|first=Robert \|last=Ross}}{{Request quotation\|date=June 2019}}</ref>

	He spent time in jazz clubs, as he found a parallel between 'riffing' in a comedy partnership and the improvisation of jazz.<ref name="six" /><ref>{{cite book\|last1=Feldman\|first1=Marty\|title=eyE Marty: The Official Autobiography of Marty Feldman\|date=2016\|publisher=Rare Bird Books}}</ref>		He spent time in jazz clubs, as he found a parallel between 'riffing' in a comedy partnership and the improvisation of jazz.<ref name="six" /><ref>{{cite book\|last1=Feldman\|first1=Marty\|title=eyE Marty: The Official Autobiography of Marty Feldman\|date=2016\|publisher=Rare Bird Books}}</ref>

	Politically, Feldman was described as an "avowed [[socialism\|socialist]]"<ref name=current>Mike Kuhlenbeck. [https://archive.jewishcurrents.org/marty-feldman-versus-the-suits/ “Marty Fieldman versus the suits]", ''Jewish Currents'', June 29, 2016</ref> telling one interviewer, "I'm a socialist by conviction, if not by lifestyle"<ref>"Feldman has 'ideal equipment'", ''The Pittsburgh Press'', January 11, 1976</ref> and another, "I'm a socialist from way back, but in order to pay my back taxes I have to live in America to earn enough money to pay the back tax I owe to the socialist government that I voted in."<ref name="six"/> He later joked that when a [[Labour Party (UK)\|Labour]] cabinet minister said to him "Of course you vote Labour," Feldman replied, "No, I don't, because I'm a socialist!"<ref>''[https://books.google.com/books?id=9j04CgAAQBAJ&pg=PT535&lpg=PT535&dq=%22I%27m+a+socialist%22+marty+feldman&source=bl&ots=Qc_gIUsae3&sig=-4E07OZBPWyJzUZiXtF-QgHYJAA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiR_eX3hITPAhUJJR4KHYXUCnkQ6AEIHDAA#v=onepage&q=%22I'm%20a%20socialist%22%20marty%20feldman&f=false Marty Feldman: The Biography of a Comedy Legend]'' by Robert Ross, chapter 15, footnote 17</ref> Nevertheless, he generally did not seriously discuss politics in public. An exception was when during a promotional tour for ''The Last Remake of Beau Geste,'' he denounced the campaign led by [[Anita Bryant]] against [[homosexuality]].<ref>Mike Kuhlenbeck. [https://jewishcurrents.org/marty-feldman-versus-the-suits/ "Marty Feldman versus the Suits"], ''Jewish Currents,'' 29 June 2016</ref>		Politically, Feldman was described as an "avowed [[w:socialism\|socialist]]"<ref name=current>Mike Kuhlenbeck. [https://archive.jewishcurrents.org/marty-feldman-versus-the-suits/ “Marty Fieldman versus the suits]", ''Jewish Currents'', June 29, 2016</ref> telling one interviewer, "I'm a socialist by conviction, if not by lifestyle"<ref>"Feldman has 'ideal equipment'", ''The Pittsburgh Press'', January 11, 1976</ref> and another, "I'm a socialist from way back, but in order to pay my back taxes I have to live in America to earn enough money to pay the back tax I owe to the socialist government that I voted in."<ref name="six"/> He later joked that when a [[w:Labour Party (UK)\|Labour]] cabinet minister said to him "Of course you vote Labour," Feldman replied, "No, I don't, because I'm a socialist!"<ref>''[https://books.google.com/books?id=9j04CgAAQBAJ&pg=PT535&lpg=PT535&dq=%22I%27m+a+socialist%22+marty+feldman&source=bl&ots=Qc_gIUsae3&sig=-4E07OZBPWyJzUZiXtF-QgHYJAA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiR_eX3hITPAhUJJR4KHYXUCnkQ6AEIHDAA#v=onepage&q=%22I'm%20a%20socialist%22%20marty%20feldman&f=false Marty Feldman: The Biography of a Comedy Legend]'' by Robert Ross, chapter 15, footnote 17</ref> Nevertheless, he generally did not seriously discuss politics in public. An exception was when during a promotional tour for ''The Last Remake of Beau Geste,'' he denounced the campaign led by [[w:Anita Bryant\|Anita Bryant]] against [[w:homosexuality\|homosexuality]].<ref>Mike Kuhlenbeck. [https://jewishcurrents.org/marty-feldman-versus-the-suits/ "Marty Feldman versus the Suits"], ''Jewish Currents,'' 29 June 2016</ref>

	In 1971, Feldman gave evidence in favour of the defendants in the obscenity trial for [[OZ (magazine)#UK obscenity trial and appeal\|''Oz'']] magazine.<ref name="six" /> He would not swear on the Bible, choosing instead to affirm.<ref name="six" /> Throughout his testimony, he mocked the judge after it was implied that Feldman had no religion because he was not Christian.<ref name="six" />		In 1971, Feldman gave evidence in favour of the defendants in the obscenity trial for [[w:OZ (magazine)#UK obscenity trial and appeal\|''Oz'']] magazine.<ref name="six" /> He would not swear on the Bible, choosing instead to affirm.<ref name="six" /> Throughout his testimony, he mocked the judge after it was implied that Feldman had no religion because he was not Christian.<ref name="six" />

	Feldman was an [[Lacto-ovo vegetarianism\|lacto-ovo vegetarian]]. In a 1979 interview, when asked how long he had practised this, he stated: "I was about five and a half or six when I converted; I'm forty-three now, so it's been approximately thirty-eight years."<ref>{{cite book \|last=Berry \|first=Rynn \|author-link=Rynn Berry \|title=The Vegetarians \|year= 1979 \|location=Brookline, MA \|publisher=Autumn Press \|chapter=Marty Feldman \|page=30 \|isbn=0-394-73633-8 }}</ref>		Feldman was an [[w:Lacto-ovo vegetarianism\|lacto-ovo vegetarian]]. In a 1979 interview, when asked how long he had practised this, he stated: "I was about five and a half or six when I converted; I'm forty-three now, so it's been approximately thirty-eight years."<ref>{{cite book \|last=Berry \|first=Rynn \|author-link=w:Rynn Berry \|title=The Vegetarians \|year= 1979 \|location=Brookline, MA \|publisher=Autumn Press \|chapter=Marty Feldman \|page=30 \|isbn=0-394-73633-8 }}</ref>

	Feldman wrote an autobiography, ''Eye Marty: the newly discovered autobiography of a comic genius'', which was brought to light following Lauretta's death. It was published in 2012 with a foreword by Eric Idle.<ref>{{cite book\|last1=Feldman\|first1=Marty\|title=eyE Marty: The Official Autobiography of Marty Feldman\|date=2016\|publisher=Rare Bird Books}}</ref>		Feldman wrote an autobiography, ''Eye Marty: the newly discovered autobiography of a comic genius'', which was brought to light following Lauretta's death. It was published in 2012 with a foreword by Eric Idle.<ref>{{cite book\|last1=Feldman\|first1=Marty\|title=eyE Marty: The Official Autobiography of Marty Feldman\|date=2016\|publisher=Rare Bird Books}}</ref>

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	\| 1969 \|\| ''[[The Bed Sitting Room (film)\|The Bed Sitting Room]]'' \|\| Nurse Arthur \|\|		\| 1969 \|\| ''[[w:The Bed Sitting Room (film)\|The Bed Sitting Room]]'' \|\| Nurse Arthur \|\|
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	\| 1970 \|\| ''[[Every Home Should Have One]]'' \|\| Teddy Brown \|\|		\| 1970 \|\| ''[[Every Home Should Have One]]'' \|\| Teddy Brown \|\|
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	\| 1971 \|\| ''[[The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins]]'' \|\| guest appearance \|\| segment "Sloth"		\| 1971 \|\| ''[[w:The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins\|The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins]]'' \|\| guest appearance \|\| segment "Sloth"
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	\| 1974 \|\| ''[[Young Frankenstein]]'' \|\| [[Igor (Young Frankenstein)\|Igor]] \|\|		\| 1974 \|\| ''[[w:Young Frankenstein\|Young Frankenstein]]'' \|\| [[w:Igor (Young Frankenstein)\|Igor]] \|\|
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	\|rowspan="2"\| 1975 \|\| ''[[The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother]]'' \|\| Sgt. Orville Stanley Sacker \|\|		\|rowspan="2"\| 1975 \|\| ''[[w:The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother\|The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother]]'' \|\| Sgt. Orville Stanley Sacker \|\|
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	\| ''Closed Up-Tight'' \|\| Cat Burglar \|\|		\| ''Closed Up-Tight'' \|\| Cat Burglar \|\|
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	\|rowspan="2"\| 1976 \|\| ''[[Sex with a Smile\|40 gradi all'ombra del lenzuolo]]'' (''Sex With a Smile'') \|\| Alex, the "Bodyguard" male \|\| (segment "La Guardia del Corpo")		\|rowspan="2"\| 1976 \|\| ''[[w:Sex with a Smile\|40 gradi all'ombra del lenzuolo]]'' (''Sex With a Smile'') \|\| Alex, the "Bodyguard" male \|\| (segment "La Guardia del Corpo")
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	\| ''[[Silent Movie]]'' \|\| Marty Eggs \|\|		\| ''[[w:Silent Movie\|Silent Movie]]'' \|\| Marty Eggs \|\|
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	\| 1977 \|\| ''[[The Last Remake of Beau Geste]]'' \|\| Dagobert 'Digby' Geste \|\|		\| 1977 \|\| ''[[w:The Last Remake of Beau Geste\|The Last Remake of Beau Geste]]'' \|\| Dagobert 'Digby' Geste \|\|
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	\| 1980 \|\| ''[[In God We Tru$t]]'' \|\| Brother Ambrose \|\| Also director		\| 1980 \|\| ''[[w:In God We Tru$t\|In God We Tru$t]]'' \|\| Brother Ambrose \|\| Also director
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	\| 1982 \|\| ''[[Slapstick of Another Kind]]'' \|\| Sylvester \|\|		\| 1982 \|\| ''[[w:Slapstick of Another Kind\|Slapstick of Another Kind]]'' \|\| Sylvester \|\|
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	\| 1983 \|\| ''[[Yellowbeard]]'' \|\| Gilbert \|\| (final film role)		\| 1983 \|\| ''[[w:Yellowbeard\|Yellowbeard]]'' \|\| Gilbert \|\| (final film role)
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