Exuberant American film producer, talent agent and promoter
Jerry Weintraub, who has died aged 77, was not known for underestimating his own expertise as a manager, producer, talent agent and promoter. “If I had been around with Van Gogh or Melville,” he wrote, “they would not have had to wait so long for fame.” As a trailblazing concert promoter, he pioneered the arena tours that are now commonplace for musicians. He worked with Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan, the Beach Boys and Led Zeppelin, and was responsible for shaping the career of the musician John Denver, whom he shepherded to international stardom after seeing him perform in a tiny Greenwich Village club.
As a prominent supporter of the Republican party, Weintraub was close to the former presidents George Hw Bush (about whom he produced a documentary) and Ronald Reagan. But he also counted among his friends the actors George Clooney and Brad Pitt,...
Jerry Weintraub, who has died aged 77, was not known for underestimating his own expertise as a manager, producer, talent agent and promoter. “If I had been around with Van Gogh or Melville,” he wrote, “they would not have had to wait so long for fame.” As a trailblazing concert promoter, he pioneered the arena tours that are now commonplace for musicians. He worked with Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan, the Beach Boys and Led Zeppelin, and was responsible for shaping the career of the musician John Denver, whom he shepherded to international stardom after seeing him perform in a tiny Greenwich Village club.
As a prominent supporter of the Republican party, Weintraub was close to the former presidents George Hw Bush (about whom he produced a documentary) and Ronald Reagan. But he also counted among his friends the actors George Clooney and Brad Pitt,...
- 7/7/2015
- by Ryan Gilbey
- The Guardian - Film News
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