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Freddie Fields

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in 1946, bringing Lewis and Martin with him, and rose through the ranks to become head of its TV department. He packaged such
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Fields was married four times. He was survived by his wife, former
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He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.
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Fields played a key role in the merger of CMA with the
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At CMA, Fields and Begelman pioneered the 944:Eller, Claudia; Dutka, Eliane (August 9, 1995). 276: 876:"Legendary producer/agent Freddie Fields dies" 869: 867: 865: 863: 861: 435:Starting in 1969, Fields was a partner in the 261:family, Fields was the brother of band leader 918: 916: 914: 912: 8: 318:In 1960, Fields and fellow former MCA agent 397:, and into the 1980s promoted the likes of 16:American theatrical agent and film producer 1104: 1072: 237:(July 12, 1923 – December 11, 2007), born 32: 333:CMA developed numerous agents, including 26:For other people with the same name, see 781: 746: 519: 322:founded the international talent agency 857: 1142:Deaths from lung cancer in California 923:Natale, Richard (December 12, 2007). 274:magazine described his early career: 7: 1157:Film producers from New York (state) 468:Fields later served as president of 895:Verini, Bob (September 27, 2007). 874:Rogers, John (December 12, 2007). 408:Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid 14: 496:. 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Fred Fields
Frederick Field
Ferndale, New York
Beverly Hills, California
Producer
agent
Edith Fellows
Polly Bergen
Corinna Tsopei
Kathy Fields
theatrical agent
film producer
Jewish
Shep Fields
Variety
Coast Guard
Dean Martin
Jerry Lewis
MCA
vaudevillian
Phil Silvers
George Burns
Gracie Allen
Jackie Gleason
David Begelman
Creative Management Associates
movie "package"
Sue Mengers
Mike Medavoy
Sam Cohn

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