Mark Rosenberg

Mark Herschel Rosenberg (April 3, 1948 – November 6, 1992) was an American film producer whose works included Major League and Presumed Innocent. He was the President of Worldwide Theatrical Production at Warner Bros. in the 1980s.

Early life and education Rosenberg was born at Ackerson Maternity House in Passaic, New Jersey, the first child of Howard Rosenberg and his wife, Martha (née Wechsler). He was raised in a Conservative Jewish family. He attended Passaic High School, graduating in 1966. He attended Bard College and the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where he was an active leader in the Students for a Democratic Society and its protests against United States involvement in the Vietnam War.

Career He moved to Los Angeles to take a position in film marketing with Seineger & Associates. He was hired as a literary agent with International Creative Management and later with Adams, Ray & Rosenberg. Rosenberg replaced Robert Shapiro, whose departure was attributed in industry sources cited by The New York Times as due to poor financial results for the studio's film in the previous 18 months. He left Warner Bros. in September 1985.

He joined Sydney Pollack in 1985 at Mirage Productions, where their first production was the 1988 release Bright Lights, Big City, based on the novel by Jay McInerney. Other films produced at Mirage include Major League and Presumed Innocent. The company had a production agreement with Warner Bros., where they produced The Fabulous Baker Boys, and Flesh and Bone, the film he was producing at the time of his death.

His brother, Alan Rosenberg, is an actor who has been the president of the Screen Actors Guild.

Filmography He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.

Film Year Film Credit Notes 1983 Independence Day Executive Producer 1988 Bright Lights, Big City 1989 Major League Executive producer The Fabulous Baker Boys 1990 Presumed Innocent White Palace 1991 King Ralph Executive producer Final film as a producer 1993 Fearless Posthumous credit The House of the Spirits Executive producer Posthumous credit Flesh and Bone Posthumous credit

Thanks

Year Film Role 1993 Flesh and Bone In memory of

Television Year Title Credit Notes 1992 Citizen Cohn Executive producer Television film