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Barbara Lawrence, Veteran Hollywood Manager, Dies at 82

Family commemorations in Los Angeles underscored a decades-long management career across major firms.

Overview

  • A spokesperson said Lawrence died Jan. 2 in Manhattan of natural causes while on a family trip.
  • More than 85 family members, friends, former colleagues and clients marked her 83rd birthday with a celebration of life at Casaléna in Woodland Hills.
  • Her clients included Chris Evans, Rue McClanahan, Alan Rachins and Traylor Howard.
  • Her career included work at the Abrams-Rubaloff Agency, leadership of Richard Lawrence’s management firm later known as Rebel Entertainment Partners, and a stint at Ensemble Entertainment before retiring in the early 2000s.
  • Born Jan. 10, 1943, in Forrest Hills, Queens, she was previously married to actor Dennis Cooney and is survived by husband Richard Lawrence, sons Seth and Evan and their families.