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Dick Delson(1936-2018)

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Dick Delson
Dick Delson has extensive public relations, advertising, promotional and marketing experience and expertise. Throughout his years in the industry, he has garnered more than 200 Academy Award nominations for his clients and won more than 60.

Dick has written for film, television, radio and the press. In 2003, he was one of only three recipients of the prestigious Golden Satellite Award from the International Press Academy for Outstanding Service to the Entertainment Industry.

He has been involved in high level policy and project planning and execution for entities such as Walt Disney Productions, Filmways Pictures, MCA, Inc./Universal Pictures and the Executive Branch of the Federal Government, Puerto Rico's Industrial and Tourism program "Operation Bootstrap," and the Jamaica, West Indies Industrial Development Corporation.

Dick's press contacts and personal friendships extend to the executive producer and/or producer of every national television talk and/or news show, i.e., "60 Minutes," "The Today Show," etc., as well as most local television shows. The same is true of national and local radio personalities, as well as their producers, and of key entertainment editors and writers of nearly every magazine and newspaper of importance in America, including such publications as "Time," "Newsweek," "The New York Times," "The Washington Post" and "The Los Angeles Times." Additionally, his contacts include many of the news and business editors of publications throughout the United States.
BornJuly 18, 1936
DiedJune 17, 2018(81)
BornJuly 18, 1936
DiedJune 17, 2018(81)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win total

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Known for

Uma Thurman in Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
8.2
  • Additional Crew
  • 2003
John Travolta, Nancy Allen, Dennis Franz, John Lithgow, and Barbara Sigel in Blow Out (1981)
Blow Out
7.4
  • Additional Crew
  • 1981
Uma Thurman in Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
8.0
  • Additional Crew
  • 2004
Linnea Quigley, Richard Fraga, and J.P. Luebsen in Witchtrap (1989)
Witchtrap
4.6
  • Additional Crew(Cinema Plus)
  • 1989

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  • Who Will Stand (2008)
    Who Will Stand
    • publicist
    • 2008
  • Through Your Eyes (2007)
    Through Your Eyes
    6.9
    • publicist
    • 2007
  • Uma Thurman in Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
    Kill Bill: Vol. 2
    8.0
    • publicist
    • 2004
  • Uma Thurman in Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
    Kill Bill: Vol. 1
    8.2
    • publicist
    • 2003
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2002)
    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
    6.7
    Video Game
    • publicist
    • 2002
  • Richard Gere, Renée Zellweger, and Catherine Zeta-Jones in Chicago (2002)
    Chicago
    7.2
    • publicist (uncredited)
    • 2002
  • Leonardo DiCaprio, Cameron Diaz, and Daniel Day-Lewis in Gangs of New York (2002)
    Gangs of New York
    7.5
    • publicist (uncredited)
    • 2002
  • Colin Firth, Renée Zellweger, and Hugh Grant in Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
    Bridget Jones's Diary
    6.8
    • publicist (uncredited)
    • 2001
  • Unforgotten: Twenty-Five Years After Willowbrook (1996)
    Unforgotten: Twenty-Five Years After Willowbrook
    6.5
    • publicist
    • 1996
  • The Dentist (1996)
    The Dentist
    5.4
    • publicist
    • 1996
  • Uma Thurman in Pulp Fiction (1994)
    Pulp Fiction
    8.9
    • publicist (uncredited)
    • 1994
  • Robert Wightman in Stepfather 3 (1992)
    Stepfather 3
    4.7
    TV Movie
    • unit publicist
    • 1992
  • Linnea Quigley, Richard Fraga, and J.P. Luebsen in Witchtrap (1989)
    Witchtrap
    4.6
    • publicist: Cinema Plus
    • 1989
  • Jaws (1987)
    Jaws
    5.2
    Video Game
    • publicist
    • 1987
  • In the Mood (1987)
    In the Mood
    6.0
    • publicist
    • 1987

Personal details

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  • Height
    • 6′ (1.83 m)
  • Born
    • July 18, 1936
    • Brooklyn, New York, USA
  • Died
    • June 17, 2018
    • Yarmouth, Maine, USA(long illness)
  • Spouse
    • Jane DelsonSeptember 3, 2005 - present (his death, 1 child)
  • Other works
    Author of "Goodbye Ruby Tuesday," a novel published in 1976 by Berkley Medallion Books. Publisher's plot summary: "Sex and scandal off-camera...the secret side of TV's hottest late-night show." ISBN-10: 0425032337

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    Delson and director George Lucas were honored for their "outstanding service to the entertainment industry" at the 2003 Golden Satellite Awards.

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