Guy McElwaine

He liked the movies and Hollywood, but McElwaine seemingly couldn't decide which he liked best: being an agent, or a studio honcho. Either way, "He had a great eye for talent," said Jeff Berg, chairman of the International Creative Management agency, where McElwaine was a founding partner. "No matter how involved you are with your clients, you lose track of the film," McElwaine said of his indecision to be on the talent side or the studio side of the business. "I want to be on it from conception until the last penny is in the till." As an agent, McElwaine signed such names as Frank Sinatra, Warren Beatty, Judy Garland, and Steven Spielberg. As a studio head, he oversaw production of films like All the President's Men, Dog Day Afternoon, Ghostbusters, The Karate Kid, and Gandhi. He died April 3 from pancreatic cancer at 71. From This is True for 30 March 2008 Suggestions for further reading: His Way: An Unauthorized Biography Of Frank Sinatra by Kitty Kelley Amazon Price: $7.99 Customer Review: Beginning on page 107, Kitty tells of Frank Sinatra visiting Gary, Indiana's Froebel High School on November 1, 1945. I was very surprised to read this because I knew my dad graduated from Froebel in the 1940s but I had never heard him talk about Fr...   When the Mob Ran Vegas: Stories of Money, Mayhem and Murder by Steve Fischer Amazon Price: Customer Review: Simply put... a great read! Could not put this book down!! I had a lot of fun reading it and I am now looking for more books regarding this topic! Wish it was a bigger book! I think I'm gonna read it again!   Frank Sinatra Anthology (Piano/Vocal/Guitar Artist Songbook) by Frank Sinatra Amazon Price: $16.49 Customer Review: I was thrilled to find all this music in spiral form to put on the piano, I can't give technical commentary on the music though cause I don't read music, this is a gift for my boyfriend who plays the piano very well but I'm not giving it to him till ...   Greg Garrison Presents The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts:Man of the Hour: Fran... Amazon Price: Customer Review: The product seemed to be like someone put it together themselves. Sound quaility was poor. You have to put the volume way up just to hear it. The packaging seems like someone is making copies of the original and selling them.   Sinatra: The Life by Summers, Anthony, Swan, Robbyn Amazon Price: Customer Review: THE BOOK REVEALS THE DETAILS OF SINATRA'S LIFE DURING THE FIFTIES AND SIXTIES FRANK WAS THE TOP OF CELEBRITIES ANYWAY THE BOOK TELLS ALL AND I WOULD RECOMMEND TO ALL SINATRA BUFFS   Newsfeed display by CaRP

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