Entertainment agent, studio exec, film producer. Richard Shepherd first hired by Lew Wasserman for MCA after graduating from Stanford, later founded the Artists Agency, representing stars like Marilyn Monroe, Rex Harrison and Richard Harris.
Archive Variety January 15, 2014 Obit:
Producer Richard Shepherd, Founder of Artists Agency, Dies at 86;
He headed production at MGM and Warner Bros. in the '70s and '80s. …
Variety.com / Maane Khatchatourian
January, 15, 2014
Studio exec and producer Richard Shepherd died Tuesday night, January 14, 2014 at his Los Angeles home, his wife Patricia told Variety. He was 86.
Richard Shepherd, born Richard Allen Silberman, was suffering from a long-time illness, produced “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” and headed production at MGM and Warner Bros. before founding the Artists Agency during his 60-plus-year career.
Shepherd also produced 1959’s “The Hanging Tree,” starring Gary Cooper; 1960’s “The Fugitive Kind” with Marlon Brando and 1976’s “Robin and Marian,” starring Audrey Hepburn, whom he convinced to return to acting after a decade-long absence. He worked with longtime partner Martin Jurow on most of his projects, including “Love in a Goldfish Bowl” and “Breakfast at Tiffany’s.”
He was hired by MCA owner Lew Wasserman right after graduating from Stanford in the 1940s. Shepherd would later found his own agency, The Artists Agency, and rep the likes of Marilyn Monroe and Richard Harris. He spent two decades there, where he worked until his 70s.
Link …
https://variety.com/2014/biz/news/producer-richard-shepherd-founder-of-artists-agency-dies-at-86-1201059800/
Archive Variety January 15, 2014 Obit:
Producer Richard Shepherd, Founder of Artists Agency, Dies at 86;
He headed production at MGM and Warner Bros. in the '70s and '80s. …
Variety.com / Maane Khatchatourian
January, 15, 2014
Studio exec and producer Richard Shepherd died Tuesday night, January 14, 2014 at his Los Angeles home, his wife Patricia told Variety. He was 86.
Richard Shepherd, born Richard Allen Silberman, was suffering from a long-time illness, produced “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” and headed production at MGM and Warner Bros. before founding the Artists Agency during his 60-plus-year career.
Shepherd also produced 1959’s “The Hanging Tree,” starring Gary Cooper; 1960’s “The Fugitive Kind” with Marlon Brando and 1976’s “Robin and Marian,” starring Audrey Hepburn, whom he convinced to return to acting after a decade-long absence. He worked with longtime partner Martin Jurow on most of his projects, including “Love in a Goldfish Bowl” and “Breakfast at Tiffany’s.”
He was hired by MCA owner Lew Wasserman right after graduating from Stanford in the 1940s. Shepherd would later found his own agency, The Artists Agency, and rep the likes of Marilyn Monroe and Richard Harris. He spent two decades there, where he worked until his 70s.
Link …
https://variety.com/2014/biz/news/producer-richard-shepherd-founder-of-artists-agency-dies-at-86-1201059800/
Entertainment agent, studio exec, film producer. Richard Shepherd first hired by Lew Wasserman for MCA after graduating from Stanford, later founded the Artists Agency, representing stars like Marilyn Monroe, Rex Harrison and Richard Harris.
Archive Variety January 15, 2014 Obit:
Producer Richard Shepherd, Founder of Artists Agency, Dies at 86;
He headed production at MGM and Warner Bros. in the '70s and '80s. …
Variety.com / Maane Khatchatourian
January, 15, 2014
Studio exec and producer Richard Shepherd died Tuesday night, January 14, 2014 at his Los Angeles home, his wife Patricia told Variety. He was 86.
Richard Shepherd, born Richard Allen Silberman, was suffering from a long-time illness, produced “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” and headed production at MGM and Warner Bros. before founding the Artists Agency during his 60-plus-year career.
Shepherd also produced 1959’s “The Hanging Tree,” starring Gary Cooper; 1960’s “The Fugitive Kind” with Marlon Brando and 1976’s “Robin and Marian,” starring Audrey Hepburn, whom he convinced to return to acting after a decade-long absence. He worked with longtime partner Martin Jurow on most of his projects, including “Love in a Goldfish Bowl” and “Breakfast at Tiffany’s.”
He was hired by MCA owner Lew Wasserman right after graduating from Stanford in the 1940s. Shepherd would later found his own agency, The Artists Agency, and rep the likes of Marilyn Monroe and Richard Harris. He spent two decades there, where he worked until his 70s.
Link …
https://variety.com/2014/biz/news/producer-richard-shepherd-founder-of-artists-agency-dies-at-86-1201059800/
Archive Variety January 15, 2014 Obit:
Producer Richard Shepherd, Founder of Artists Agency, Dies at 86;
He headed production at MGM and Warner Bros. in the '70s and '80s. …
Variety.com / Maane Khatchatourian
January, 15, 2014
Studio exec and producer Richard Shepherd died Tuesday night, January 14, 2014 at his Los Angeles home, his wife Patricia told Variety. He was 86.
Richard Shepherd, born Richard Allen Silberman, was suffering from a long-time illness, produced “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” and headed production at MGM and Warner Bros. before founding the Artists Agency during his 60-plus-year career.
Shepherd also produced 1959’s “The Hanging Tree,” starring Gary Cooper; 1960’s “The Fugitive Kind” with Marlon Brando and 1976’s “Robin and Marian,” starring Audrey Hepburn, whom he convinced to return to acting after a decade-long absence. He worked with longtime partner Martin Jurow on most of his projects, including “Love in a Goldfish Bowl” and “Breakfast at Tiffany’s.”
He was hired by MCA owner Lew Wasserman right after graduating from Stanford in the 1940s. Shepherd would later found his own agency, The Artists Agency, and rep the likes of Marilyn Monroe and Richard Harris. He spent two decades there, where he worked until his 70s.
Link …
https://variety.com/2014/biz/news/producer-richard-shepherd-founder-of-artists-agency-dies-at-86-1201059800/
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