Sandy Gallin
Sandy Gallin | |
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| Born | Albert Samuel Gallin May 27, 1940 New York |
| Died | April 21, 2017(aged 76) |
| Occupation | Talent manager |
| Spouse |
Bryan Fox (m.2014) |
Albert Samuel Gallin,better known asSandy Gallin(May 27, 1940 – April 21, 2017), was an American producer and talent manager, winner of anEmmy Award.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]Gallin was born on May 27, 1940, in New York,[2]the son of middle-classJewishparents.[3]Gallin graduated fromBoston Universityin 1962.
Career
[edit]Gallin joined the mailroom ofGeneral Artists Corporationand eventually became a senior vice president and board member.[3]After less than a year at GAC, he became a junior agent. During this time he played a role in bookingThe BeatlesonThe Ed Sullivan Show.[1]
In 1970 he left GAC and partnered with his cousin, Raymond Katz, to create the personal management company Katz Gallin, which lasted 14 years. One of his early clients was country music crossover artistMac Davis,who introduced him toDolly Parton.[4]He served as her personal manager for the next 25 years, and also went on to manage the careers ofCher,Michael Jackson,[4]Neil Diamond,[4]Barbra Streisand,[1]Mariah Carey,[1]andWhoopi Goldberg.[4]
Gallin produced over 20 movies as well as Broadway plays, with Dolly Parton as co-owner of the film and television production companySandollar Productions,and was the CEO of Mirage Entertainment and Sports. He was a close associate ofSteve Wynn,[1]Barry Diller,[5][6]David Geffen,[5]Diane Von Furstenberg,[7]andCalvin Klein.[3][5][8]
Sexual harassment issues
[edit]In 1997, Gallin was sued by two former employees allegingsexual harassment.The lawsuit alleged Gallin asked them to coordinate sexual visits with men, as well as to offer their sexual services to potential clients to secure relationships. Gallin responded with a countersuit alleging his former employees had breached their contractual obligations with his firm and produced the sexual harassment allegations by way of distraction from their violations.[9]
Personal life
[edit]Gallin was first diagnosed with cancer in 1988.[5]On April 21, 2017, Gallin died following a long battle withmultiple myeloma.He was 76.[10]
References
[edit]- ^abcde"Winner Takes All: Steve Wynn, Kirk Kerkorian, Gary Loveman, and the Race to Own Las Vegas",Christina Binkley. Hyperion, 2008.ISBN1-4013-0236-X,9781401302368. p. 133–134
- ^Bernstein, Jacob (April 21, 2017)."Sandy Gallin, 76, Talent Manager Adored by Stars, Dies".The New York Times.Archived fromthe originalon April 22, 2017.RetrievedApril 22,2017.
- ^abc"The Mailroom: Hollywood History from the Bottom Up",David Rensin. Random House Digital, 2004.ISBN0-345-44235-0,ISBN978-0-345-44235-2.p. 77
- ^abcd"Michael Jackson: the king of pop",Lisa D. Campbell. Branden Books, 1993.ISBN0-8283-1957-X,9780828319577. p. 288
- ^abcd"Saint James Press gay and lesbian almanac",Neil Schlager. St. James Press, 1998.ISBN1-55862-358-2,ISBN978-1-55862-358-3.p. 245
- ^"The Barry Diller Story: The Life and Times of America's Greatest Entertainment Mogul",George Mair. John Wiley and Sons, 1998.ISBN0-471-29948-0,ISBN978-0-471-29948-6.p. 206
- ^"How to Lose Friends and Alienate People",Young, Toby.ISBN1-4587-2344-5,ISBN978-1-4587-2344-4.p. 194
- ^"New York Magazine Vol. 29, No. 30",New York Media, LLC. p. 81
- ^"The Advocate",November 25, 1997. ISSN 0001-8996. p. 34
- ^"Sandy Gallin, Talent Manager, Producer and Designer of High-End Homes, Dies at 76".The Hollywood Reporter.RetrievedJanuary 21,2018.
| International | |
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| National | |
- 1940 births
- 2017 deaths
- Deaths from multiple myeloma in California
- American television producers
- Film producers from New York (state)
- 20th-century American Jews
- Gay Jews
- Talent managers
- LGBTQ people from New York (state)
- LGBTQ television producers
- Deaths from bone cancer in California
- 21st-century American Jews