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Lew Wasserman
(1913-2002)
American studio executive and talent agent
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Lewis Robert Wasserman (March 22, 1913 – June 3, 2002) was an American talent agent and studio executive, sometimes credited with creating and later taking apart the studio system in a career spanning more than six decades. He was also the manager of MCA.

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Born Lewis Robert Wasserman
22 March 1913
Cleveland, Ohio
Died
3 June 2002 (aged 89)
Beverly Hills, CA
Zodiac Aries
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    Leland Hayward · Associate · 1902-1971 · American theatre agent and producer edit info
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  • Victor Fleming
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  • E.J. Mannix
    E.J. Mannix · Associate · 1891-1963 · American fixer edit info
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  • Jack Benny
    Jack Benny · Associate · 1894-1974 · American comedic entertainer edit info
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  • Jules Stein
    Jules Stein · Friend · 1896-1981 · American, Business edit info
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  • Benjamin Thau
    Benjamin Thau · Associate · 1898-1983 · Director edit info
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  • William Paley
    William Paley · Associate · 1901-1990 · Television executive edit info
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  • Leland Hayward
    Leland Hayward · Associate · 1902-1971 · American theatre agent and producer edit info
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  • Bob Hope
    Bob Hope · Friend · 1903-2003 · American entertainer edit info
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  • Charles K. Feldman
    Charles K. Feldman · Associate · 1904-1968 · American attorney, film producer and talent agent edit info
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  • Joan Crawford
    Joan Crawford · Friend · 1905-1977 · American actress (190?-1977) edit info
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  • Harry James
    Harry James · Friend · 1906-1983 · American trumpeter edit info
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  • Billy Wilder
    Billy Wilder · Friend · 1906-2002 · Austrian-American filmmaker edit info
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  • James Stewart
    James Stewart · Friend · 1908-1997 · American actor and military veteran edit info
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  • Ronald Reagan
    Ronald Reagan · Friend · 1911-2004 · President of the United States from 1981 to 1989 edit info
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  • Lucille Ball
    Lucille Ball · Friend · 1911-1989 · American actress edit info
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  • Jennings Lang
    Jennings Lang · Friend · 1915-1996 · American actor edit info
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  • Betty Grable
    Betty Grable · Friend · 1916-1973 · American actress, pin-up girl edit info
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  • Tony Curtis
    Tony Curtis · Friend · 1925-2010 · American actor edit info
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  • Johnny Carson
    Johnny Carson · Friend · 1925-2005 · Talk show host edit info
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  • Janet Leigh
    Janet Leigh · Friend · 1927-2004 · American, Actress edit info
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  • Rosemary Clooney
    Rosemary Clooney · Friend · 1928-2002 · American, Actress edit info
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