To say that Mardik was one of a kind is a wild understatement.
No oneno onewill ever fill those shoes.
May he rest in well-earned peace.
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The Armenian Film Society was first to announce Martins deathWednesday afternoon.
His reps did not immediately respond to EWs request for comment.
Martin spent a year and a half researching boxer Jake LaMottas life for 1980sRaging Bullstarring Robert De Niro.
He and co-writer Paul Schrader earned a Golden Globe nomination for the movies screenplay.
His last writing credit was for the 2014 filmThe Cut.
