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title | full_name | born | died | nationality | occupation | url |
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Lew Wasserman | Lewis Robert Wasserman | 1913 | 2002 | American | talent agent and studio executive, described as "the last of the legendary movie moguls" and "arguably the most powerful and influential Hollywood titan in the four decades after World War II." His career spanned the nine decades from the 1920s to the 2000s; he started working as a cinema usher before dropping out of high school, rose to becoming the president of MCA and led its takeover of Universal, during which time Wasserman “brought about changes in virtually every aspect of show business | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lew_Wasserman |
Mark Spiegler | Mark Spiegler | null | null | American | talent agent for pornographic actresses and founder of Spiegler Girls, which is often regarded as being among the adult film industry's top agencies | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Spiegler |
Ronald Meyer | Ronald Meyer | 1944 | n/a | American | entertainment executive and former talent agent | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Meyer |
Jay Sures | Jay Sures | null | null | American | entertainment industry executive and talent agent, currently serving as co-president of United Talent Agency | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Sures |
Paul Kohner | Paul Kohner | 1902 | 1988 | Austrian | talent agent and producer who managed the careers of many stars and others—like Ingrid Bergman, Maurice Chevalier, Marlene Dietrich, Greta Garbo, John Huston, Liv Ullmann and Billy Wilder—of the golden age of Hollywood, especially those who came from Europe before World War II. He was married to the Mexican-American actress, Lupita Tovar | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Kohner |
Sue Carol | Sue Carol | 1906 | 1982 | American | actress and talent agent | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sue_Carol |
Bernie Brillstein | Bernard Jules Brillstein | 1931 | 2008 | American | film and television producer, executive producer, and talent agent | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Brillstein |
Harold Hecht | Harold Adolphe Hecht | 1907 | 1985 | American | film producer, dance director and talent agent | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Hecht |
David Begelman | David Begelman | 1921 | 1995 | American | film producer, film executive and talent agent who was involved in a studio embezzlement scandal in the 1970s | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Begelman |
Cassian Elwes | Cassian Cary Elwes | 1959 | n/a | British | independent film producer and talent agent | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassian_Elwes |
Norman Brokaw | Norman R. Brokaw | 1927 | 2016 | American | talent agent | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Brokaw |
Irving Paul Lazar | Irving Paul "Swifty" Lazar | 1907 | 1993 | American | talent agent and dealmaker, representing both movie stars and authors | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irving_Paul_Lazar |
Sue Mengers | Sue Mengers | 1932 | 2011 | null | talent agent for many filmmakers and actors of the New Hollywood generation of the 1960s, 1970s and early 1980s | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sue_Mengers |
Archie Pitt | Archie Pitt | 1882 | 1940 | British | music hall performer, showman and talent agent | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archie_Pitt |
Johnny Hyde | Johnny Hyde | 1895 | 1950 | American | talent agent who developed the career of Marilyn Monroe | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Hyde |
Herbert F. Solow | Herbert Franklin Solow | 1930 | 2020 | American | motion picture and television executive, screenwriter, motion picture and television producer, director and talent agent | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_F._Solow |
Nathan Joseph | Nathan Joseph | 1939 | 2005 | British | record company founder, theatrical producer and talent agent | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Joseph |
Rick Bassman | Richard David Bassman | 1961 | n/a | American | entrepreneur, producer, talent agent, and author | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Bassman |
Sam Cohn | Samuel Charles Cohn | 1929 | 2009 | American | talent agent at International Creative Management, a firm he helped create, in the borough of Manhattan in New York City | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Cohn |
Leslie Grade | Leslie Grade | 1916 | 1979 | British | theatrical talent agent | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leslie_Grade |
Lorren Daro | Lorren Daro | 1937 | 2017 | American | talent agent known for his involvement in the Los Angeles music scene in the 1960s | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorren_Daro |
Iris Burton | Iris Burton | 1930 | 2008 | American | dancer and talent agent, who discovered and represented many famous child actors during her career | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iris_Burton |
Jacques Canetti | Nessim Jacques Canetti | 1909 | 1997 | French | music executive and a talent agent | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Canetti |
Michael S. Rosenfeld | Michael Stuart Rosenfeld | 1934 | 2010 | null | talent agent, movie producer, and co-founder of Creative Artists Agency | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_S._Rosenfeld |
Michael Foster (agent) | Michael Adam Foster | 1958 | n/a | British | former talent agent and politician | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Foster_(agent) |
William Morris Jr. | William Morris Jr. | 1899 | 1989 | American | talent agent and former president of the William Morris Agency | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Morris_Jr. |
Jay Moloney | James David "Jay" Moloney | 1964 | 1999 | American | Hollywood talent agent | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Moloney |
Bruce Tufeld | Bruce Tufeld | 1952 | 2019 | American | talent agent and manager | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Tufeld |
David Kramer (talent agent) | David Kramer | null | null | American | entertainment industry executive and talent agent, currently serving as co-president of United Talent Agency, along with Jay Sures | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Kramer_(talent_agent) |
Phil Berg (talent agent) | Philip Jay Berg | 1902 | 1983 | null | talent agent who co-founded the Berg-Allenberg talent agency, he was known for his movie package deals | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Berg_(talent_agent) |