Marilyn Hall

Marilyn Hall ( Plottel; May 17, 1927 – June 5, 2017) was a Canadian television and theatre producer, as well as a television writer. She also wrote songs, a cookbook and book reviews. She supported many charities, including Jewish causes in the United States and Israel. Early life Marilyn Doreen Plottel was born on May 17, 1927, in Winnipeg, Manitoba. She graduated from the University of Toronto, where she earned a bachelor's degree. She later earned a Master of Fine Arts degree from the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. Career Hall began her career in radio for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. She subsequently became a songwriter; her song "Is It Possible That I’ve Been Gone So Long" was recorded by Hildegarde. She was a television writer for Love, American Style 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 PBS adaption of The Ginger Tree as well as the 1984 film Nadia. She produced A Woman Called Golda and Do You Remember Love?, both of which won Emmy Awards. She also produced documentary films for Tel Aviv University in Israel. Hall was a book reviewer for the Los Angeles Times. She co-authored a cookbook, The Celebrity Kosher Cookbook, with rabbi Jerome Cutler in 1975.