Overview
- He died Monday at his Los Angeles home, his wife told The Hollywood Reporter, and no cause was disclosed.
- He worked with Samuel Goldwyn Jr. to revive The Samuel Goldwyn Company, became its president and COO in 1988, and later led the launch of Samuel Goldwyn Films in 2000.
- His producing credits include Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World and the 2013 remake of The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, along with titles such as Tortilla Soup.
- Born in Poland in 1939, he endured years in Ukrainian labor camps and began publicly sharing his Holocaust testimony in 2007, including appearances for the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.
- Sony Pictures chief Tom Rothman praised his integrity in a statement, and survivors include his wife, Pattikay, daughters Deborah and Robin, and grandchildren Sabrina and Eric.