Former entertainment attorney who made a successful debut as a producer with "The Last Picture Show" (1971) and formed his own company, Kings Road Entertainment, in 1974.
- Also Credited As:
Stephen Friedman
- Born:
March 15, 1937 in Brooklyn, New York
- Died:
October 4, 1996.
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Job Titles:
Producer, Screenwriter, Attorney
Family
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Mother: Dorothy Friedman. survived him
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Sister: Susan Aguado. survived him
Education
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Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, LLB
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Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Milestones
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1971 Feature debut as producer, "The Last Picture Show" after aquiring rights to the novel by Larry McMurty; film nominated for eight Academy Awards including Best Picture
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1974 Formed production company, Kings Road Entertainment
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1974 Wrote first screenplay, also produced, "Lovin' Molly"
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1975 TV debut as executive producer of the celebrity game show "Rhyme and Reason"
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1976 First feature as executive producer, "Hollywood on Trial"
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1978 Executive produced first TV-movie, "The President's Mistress"
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1984 Founded production company King Road Entertainment
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Became motion-picture attorney for Paramount and Columbia film studios and the Ashley Famous talent agency
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Began career as an attorney with the Federal Trade Commission