Maurice Segal was born on July 22, 1921 in New York, New York, USA. Maurice is known for Demon Wind (1990). Maurice was married to Claire Segal. Maurice died on October 18, 2020 in Burbank, California, USA.
In 1957 he relocated to Los Angeles to work at United Artists, where he eventually became West Coast director of advertising and publicity. He would later serve as studio publicity director for Universal Pictures and National General Pictures, as vice president at Taft Entertainment and as a partner in Max E. Youngstein and Associates.
In 1974 he launched his own publicity and marketing firm, Maurice E. Segal Co. His client roster included the Hollywood Reporter, the Los Angeles Herald Examiner, the American Film Institute, Filmation Studios and Avco Embassy Pictures.
In the 1980s he teamed up with his wife, marketing executive Claire Segal,to form Segal Co.. The company represented the Los Angeles Music Center, L.A. Opera, Center Theatre Group and the Pasadena Symphony.
Served in the United States Army during World War II.
First film industry job was in 1941 as a writer for 20th Century Fox.