Eric Weissman, Veteran Entertainment Lawyer Who Represented Gene Wilder and Elizabeth Taylor, Dies at 94
variety.comMatt Minton mminton@variety.com Eric Weissman, the noted Hollywood entertainment lawyer who represented many actors including Gene Wilder, Elizabeth Taylor and Rita Hayworth, died Dec.
15. He was 94. Weissman’s death was only just now announced by his granddaughter, Sara McCrea. Over his five decades of experience practicing entertainment law, Weissman also represented directors like Robert Altman, Peter Bogdanovich, Robert Aldrich, Paul Mazursky and Mark Rydell.
Weissman spent years as a partner at Kaplan, Livingston, Goodwin, Berkowitz, Selvin and the Beverly Hills firm Weissmann Wolff Bergman Coleman Grodin, along with a stint at Warner Bros as the Head of Worldwide Business Affairs. “Eric was a wonderful attorney, said “Roger Rabbit” creator Gary K.
Wolf, a client and friend. “He was also a consummate gentleman, a brilliant raconteur, and a very, very good friend.” Later in life, Weissman founded his own practice.
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