John D. Kimble Dies: Longtime Talent Agent Was 79
deadline.comJohn D. Kimble, a longtime talent agent who worked for the William Morris Agency and helped launch Triad Artists in the mid-1980s, died November 10 in Dallas, where he retired in 2022 to be close to family.
He was 79. His death was confirmed by former CBS Entertainment chairman Nina Tassler, who worked for Kimble at Triad. Born in Kingsville, Texas, Kimble graduated from the University of Texas in El Paso with dreams of becoming an actor.
But he made the critical career decision to represent thespians, instead. He began working with Joan Scott at Writers and Artists before setting up his own shingle in July 1977.
A year later, he and agent Gene Parseghian merged their respective companies to create Kimble/Parseghian in the Fisk Building on 57th Street in New York City.
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