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Barbara Lawrence, Influential Hollywood Talent Manager, Dies at 82

A weekend gathering in Woodland Hills celebrated her life on what would have been her 83rd birthday.

Overview

  • A spokesperson and her family said she died of natural causes on Jan. 2 in Manhattan during a family trip.
  • She rose from the Abrams-Rubaloff Agency to lead a management firm later known as Rebel Entertainment Partners and eventually joined Ensemble Entertainment before retiring in the early 2000s.
  • Her roster included Chris Evans, Rue McClanahan, Alan Rachins and Traylor Howard.
  • She was a trusted industry figure who informed the press of Rue McClanahan’s death in 2010.
  • More than 85 relatives, friends, former colleagues and clients honored her at Casaléna in Woodland Hills, and she is survived by husband Richard and sons Seth and Evan.