Jack Schwartzman

Jack Schwartzman was born on July 22, 1932, in New York City. He had a brother, Leonard Schwartzman, who became a physician.

Schwartzman was an entertainment attorney (clients included director Hal Ashby) and in the late 1970s was an executive at Lorimar Films. Schwartzman later became a film producer; among the films he produced were the 1983 non-Eon James Bond film Never Say Never Again, starring Sean Connery and the 1986 film Rad, starring Bill Allen.[1] His production company, Taliafilm, was named after second wife, actress Talia Shire.[2]

In 1984, his Taliafilm company slates four pictures at the Producers Sales Organization, which will serve as financer and spent $80 million on making their own movies.[3] In 1985, he set up his own film fund, Taliafilm II, with the three projects serving within the core Taliafilm II team were Rad, Hypersapien, and Lionheart: The Children's Crusade.[4]

Schwartzman and his first wife, Judith Deborah Feldman (m. February 5, 1958 – August 11, 1980; divorced) had two children, John Schwartzman and Stephanie. Schwartzman and his second wife, actress Talia Shire had two sons, Jason Schwartzman and Robert Coppola Schwartzman. Jack Schwartzman died of pancreatic cancer on June 15, 1994, in Los Angeles, California.[2]

Schwartzman was Jewish.[5]

• Coppola family tree

• Jack Schwartzman at IMDb