Freddie Fields

Freddie Fields (July 12, 1923 – December 11, 2007),[1] born Fred Feldman, was an American theatrical agent and film producer.

Freddie Fields
Born
Fred Feldman

(1923-07-12)July 12, 1923
Ferndale, New York, United States
DiedDecember 11, 2007(2007-12-11) (aged 84)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationProducer, agent
Spouse(s)
(m. 1946; div. 1955)

(m. 1957; div. 1975)

Cherie Latimer
(m. 1976; div. 1977)

(m. 1981)
Children4, including Kathy Fields

Biography

Born to a Jewish family,[2] he was the brother of band leader Shep Fields. Fields was a partner in the First Artists Company with Paul Newman, Steve McQueen, Dustin Hoffman, Sidney Poitier, and Barbra Streisand.[1] While First Artists only lasted for five years, it was unique in that it owned the films it produced, such as The Getaway (1972).[3] Fields and partner David Begelman founded the international talent agency Creative Management Associates (CMA).[1][3] At CMA, Fields and Begelman pioneered the movie "package", where the talent agency put their stars, directors and writers together on a single project.[4] CMA developed numerous agents including Sue Mengers, Mike Medavoy, Sam Cohn, and Jeff Berg (who became president in 1979).[3] While at CMA, he was involved with numerous blockbuster films including Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, American Graffiti and Star Wars. CMA was instrumental in the development of such stars as Jack Carter, Judy Garland, Woody Allen, Henry Fonda, Marilyn Monroe, Robert Redford, Peter Sellers, Steve McQueen, Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Burt Bacharach, Neil Young, and into the 1980s promoted the likes of Richard Gere and Mel Gibson. He played a key role in the merger of CMA with the International Famous Agency to form International Creative Management (ICM).[1] He later served as president of MGM and United Artists.[1]

Personal life

Fields was married four times. He was survived by his wife, former Miss Universe 1964, Corinna Tsopei, and by two adopted children by his former wife, actress Polly Bergen.[5][6] He also was married to actress Edith Fellows, who died June 26, 2011. Kathy Fields is their child.[7]

Filmography

He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.

Film

Year Film Credit Notes
1976Lipstick
1977Handle with Care
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
1980American GigoloExecutive producer
Wholly Moses!
1981Escape to Victory
1985Fever Pitch
1986Poltergeist II: The Other SideExecutive producer
American AnthemExecutive producer
Crimes of the Heart
1989MillenniumExecutive producer
GloryFinal film as a producer

Television

Year Title Credit Notes
1962The Judy Garland ShowExecutive producerTelevision special
1989GloryExecutive producerTelevision special
1996The Montel Williams ShowExecutive producer

References


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