Herb Jaffe

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AKA: Herbert Jaffe
Nationality: American
Birthdate: 05/20/1921
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Death Date: 12/07/1991

biography

Former press agent who joined MCA's fledgling TV division as a talent agent, before forming his own literary agency. After representing television writers Paddy Chayefsky and Reginald Rose as well as novelists Joseph Heller and Philip Roth during the 1950s and 60s, Jaffe sold his agency to join United Artists in 1965 as a production vice president. There he became head of worldwide production, leaving in 1973 to enter independent production. Under his tenure, UA released "Midnight Cowboy" (1969) and "Last Tango in Paris" (1973). As an independent producer Jaffe's first feature was John Milius' Continued

Credits

Producer
1985
Executive Producer
1980
Producer
1977
Producer
Executive Producer
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Executive Producer
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Executive Producer

milestones

Year
Milestone
 
Grew up in Brooklyn
 
Served in the Air Force during WWII
1949 
First industry job as a press agent with Friedberg & Katz in New York promoting the Italian film, "The Bicycle Thief" (date approximate)
1951 
Joined MCA as a talent agent in the personal appearance and TV division (date approximate)
 
Became a sales executive with MCA-TV Ltd in the syndicated film division
Continued

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