Best known for such hits as Guys and Dolls, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, A Chorus Line and Cabaret (1972 film nominated for 10 Oscars),[1] Martin left his mark on American and international theatre and screen.
Martin, singly or with Cy Feuer, was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Musical five times with Walking Happy (1967); Skyscraper (1966), Little Me (1963); How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1962), and Guys and Dolls (1951).
Martin managed the Los Angeles Civic Light Opera from 1976 to 1980 as well as its sister Civic Light Opera in San Francisco, bringing Broadway shows to the west coast and creating and cultivating new shows (such as Liza Minnelli's The Act) prior to taking them to Broadway NY Times Obituary Ernest H. Martin Dies.
Feuer was known to say, "Ernie was the sparkplug and I was the engineer" [3] He graduated from UCLA, where he was elected president of the senior class.
He began his career at CBS radio, where he quickly rose to the position of head of programming.