(1977), and The Hunted Lady (1977), were originally filmed as pilots for new television dramas which were never picked up by the networks. His only feature film was The Mephisto Waltz (1971), released by 20th Century Studios. In 1978, a duo of investors purchased his wholly self-owned QM Productions; they subsequently sold it to Taft Broadcasting in 1979. Later in that year, the company was reincorporated into Taft Entertainment Television, though the QM name and logo continued to be used on-screen and for copyright purposes until the last official production was broadcast in 1983. Typical format of a QM program Shows produced by the company were usually introduced by announcer Dick Wesson or Hank Simms reading the title of the series and saying, "A Quinn Martin Production." Images of the stars of the show, followed by the guest stars for that week, were shown and their names announced, followed by "Tonight's episode", and the name of the episode, with various to-black effects. In some series, such as The Fugitive and The Invaders, its backstory that led to the plot of the series, narrated by the announcer or the star, was told before the show's guest stars were announced. While episodes were structured into the usual four "acts" and an "epilogue," each was explicitly labelled at the start of each segment with the show title and the act number (or "epilog" near the end of the program). Later life Martin worked as an adjunct professor at the University of California at San Diego's Earl Warren College, where he also endowed a professorial chair in drama. He also established a scholarship for theater arts and communications students at Santa Clara University Martin moved to Rancho Santa Fe, California, near San Diego where he became president of the La Jolla Playhouse and the Del Mar Fair board of directors. He was involved with developing motion pictures for Warner Bros. with a new company named QM Communications. Death Martin died of a heart attack on September 5, 1987, in his home in Rancho Santa Fe, California. References 1930 Federal Census Obituary: Quinn Martin. Atlanta Journal-Constitution. 8 September 1987. Obituary: Quinn Martin. San Francisco Chronicle. 8 September 1987. Obituary: Quinn Martin. South Florida Sun-Sentinel. 8 September 1987. Obituary: Quinn Martin. Washington Post. 8 September 1987. Social Security Death Index U.S. Army Enlistment Records (, at enlistment) Further reading Etter, Jonathan. (2003). Quinn Martin, Producer: A