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Agent Freddie Fields dies at 84
Freddie Fields, the powerful and charming talent manager and agent who, along with David Begelman, founded the powerful Creative Management Associates and later became a studio exec and producer, died Tuesday of lung cancer at his home in Beverly Hills. He was 84.
Together with Ted Ashley and Lew Wasserman of MCA, Fields and Begelman were perhaps Hollywood’s first super-agents. Fields was known for his aggressive dealmaking, including negotiating percentages of films’ profits for the stars he represented.
While Fields was married to actress Polly Bergen, his Beverly Hills house was at the center of the town’s social scene, with frequent star-studded parties.
“He had a tremendous instinct for making deals work on both sides. He had close relationships with talent, and he was able to make things happen. He also had an eye for recruiting top agents,” said Jeff Berg, president of International Creative Management, who began working for Fields in 1969.
The roster of clients at CMA, the precursor to ICM, was a
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Freddie Fields
Freddie Fields (July 12, 1923 – December 11, 2007), born Fred Feldman, was an American theatrical agent and film producer who was instrumental in the careers of such stars as Jack Carter, Judy Garland,Woody Allen, Henry Fonda, Marilyn Monroe, Robert Redford, Peter Sellers, and Steve McQueen, and into the 1980s promoted the likes of Richard Gere and Mel Gibson.
He was the brother of band leader Shep Fields, and is survived by his wife, former Miss Universe 1964, Corinna Tsopei, and by three children by his former wife, actress Polly Bergen. He also was married to actress Edith Fellows, who died June 26, 2011. Their child was Kathy Fields Lander.
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, American Graffiti and Star Wars are just a few of the films he was involved with while at CMA (Creative Management Associates), now known as International Creative Management (ICM).
Over the course of his long career, Fields served variously as a talent agent, agency head, producer, and studio boss. He was a partner in the First Artists production company, founded CMA, and lat
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Freddie Fields
American theatrical agent and film producer
For the American artist, see Fred Fields.
For other people with the same name, see Frederick Field.
Freddie Fields | |
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| Born | Fred Feldman (1923-07-12)July 12, 1923 Ferndale, New York, United States |
| Died | December 11, 2007(2007-12-11) (aged 84) Beverly Hills, California, United States |
| Occupation(s) | Producer, agent |
| Spouses | Edith Fellows (m. 1946; div. 1955)Polly Bergen (m. 1957; div. 1975)Cherie Latimer (m. 1976; div. 1977) |
| Children | 4, including Kathy Fields |
Freddie Fields (July 12, 1923 – December 11, 2007),[1] born Fred Feldman, was an American theatrical agent and film producer.
Biography
Born to a Jewish family,[2] Fields was the brother of band leader Shep Fields.
Field's obituary in Variety magazine described his early career:
After a stint in the Coast Guard, he
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