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Marty Callner, Director of Iconic Cher and Aerosmith Music Videos, Dead at 78

Marty Callner, an Emmy-nominated director who helmed iconic and provocative music videos for Aerosmith and Cher, has died at the age of 78.

Marty Callner, an Emmy-nominated director who pioneered the art of the network comedy special but whose legacy were a series of provocative music videos in the Eighties, died March 17 at the age of 78. Callner’s in-your-face approach, stemmed from his sports background, would come in handy when he moved into the world of music videos, starting with the Twisted Sister clip in 1984. The timing, a period when hair metal was overtaking rock & roll and injecting larger-than-life rockers and their fantasies into the culture, couldn’t have been more perfect.

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