He became an agent again in the 1960s, becoming one of the first partners at Creative Management Associates.[4] He would go on to head production at Warner Bros. in 1970 and MGM in 1976 and later founded his own agency, the Artists Agency, where he would work into his 70s.[4]
Personal life and deathedit
Shepherd was married from 1954 to 1978 to Judith Mayer Goetz, daughter of film producer William Goetz and granddaughter of Louis B. Mayer. They had three children, Scott, Tony, and Victoria. In 1979, Shepherd married Patricia and had a son, Christopher, by her.[2]
Shepherd died at his home in Los Angeles at the age of 86, from kidney failure.[1]
Filmographyedit
He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.
^ abcColker, David (2014-01-15). "Dick Shepherd, one of the producers behind 'Breakfast at Tiffany's,' dies at 86". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
^ abcdBarnes, Mike (January 15, 2014). "Richard Shepherd, Producer of 'Breakfast at Tiffany's,' Dies at 86". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
^ ab"Alumni of William Morris and MCA Shops, Jurow-Shepherd See Properties Magic That Baits Elusive Stars". Variety. February 11, 1959. p. 3. Retrieved July 6, 2019 – via Archive.org.
^ abKhatchatourian, Maane (January 15, 2014). "Producer Richard Shepherd, Founder of Artists Agency, Dies at 86". Variety. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
Shepherd discussing Breakfast at Tiffany's (YouTube video)
February 11, 2024
richard, shepherd, producer, richard, shepherd, born, richard, allen, silberman, june, 1927, january, 2014, american, film, producer, dick, shepherdbornrichard, allen, silberman, 1927, june, 1927kansas, city, missouri, diedjanuary, 2014, 2014, aged, angeles, c. Richard Shepherd born Richard Allen Silberman June 4 1927 January 14 2014 was an American film producer 1 Dick ShepherdBornRichard Allen Silberman 1927 06 04 June 4 1927Kansas City Missouri U S DiedJanuary 14 2014 2014 01 14 aged 86 Los Angeles California U S OccupationFilm producerSpousesJudith Mayer Goetz m 1954 div 1978 wbr Patricia Shepherd m 1979 wbr Children4 including Scott Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Personal life and death 2 Filmography 2 1 Film 2 2 Television 3 References 4 External linksBiography editThey pay ballplayers a lot of money for hitting 333 I d pay anybody a lot of money if they could be right 33 3 percent of the time in this business Dick Shepherd on the film industry 2 Born Richard Allen Silberman in 1927 in Kansas City Missouri he attended Stanford University and studied journalism After graduating he worked for talent agent Lew Wasserman at MCA selling syndicated TV shows In the early 1950s Jews were somewhat ostracized where he worked and he changed his name to Shepherd according to his son Scott 1 During his employment with MCA Shepherd enlisted in the United States Army writing stories for the Stars and Stripes newspaper in post World War II Germany 2 After leaving MCA he formed Jurow Shepherd Productions with Martin Jurow Their first picture together was The Hanging Tree starring Gary Cooper and Maria Schell which they followed with The Fugitive Kind an adaptation of Tennessee Williams s Orpheus Descending starring Marlon Brando and Anna Magnani 3 They signed a six picture deal with Paramount Pictures where they made films including an adaptation of Truman Capote s Breakfast at Tiffany s 3 When Paramount Pictures wanted to replace the signature song Moon River both Shepherd and Jurow exclaimed Over our dead bodies The song later won the Academy Award for Best Original Song 2 He became an agent again in the 1960s becoming one of the first partners at Creative Management Associates 4 He would go on to head production at Warner Bros in 1970 and MGM in 1976 and later founded his own agency the Artists Agency where he would work into his 70s 4 Personal life and death edit Shepherd was married from 1954 to 1978 to Judith Mayer Goetz daughter of film producer William Goetz and granddaughter of Louis B Mayer They had three children Scott Tony and Victoria In 1979 Shepherd married Patricia and had a son Christopher by her 2 Shepherd died at his home in Los Angeles at the age of 86 from kidney failure 1 Filmography editHe was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted Film edit Year Film Credit Notes1959 The Hanging Tree1960 The Fugitive Kind1961 Love in a Goldfish BowlBreakfast at Tiffany s1976 Robin and Marian Executive producerAlex amp the Gypsy1983 The Hunger1985 Volunteers Final film as a producerProduction managerYear Film Role1974 The Towering Inferno Production supervisor Warner Bros Miscellaneous crewYear Film Role1998 The Man in the Iron Mask Production assistantTelevision edit As writerYear Title Notes1988 What Price Victory Television filmReferences edit a b c Colker David 2014 01 15 Dick Shepherd one of the producers behind Breakfast at Tiffany s dies at 86 Los Angeles Times Retrieved 2014 01 18 a b c d Barnes Mike January 15 2014 Richard Shepherd Producer of Breakfast at Tiffany s Dies at 86 The Hollywood Reporter Retrieved January 18 2014 a b Alumni of William Morris and MCA Shops Jurow Shepherd See Properties Magic That Baits Elusive Stars Variety February 11 1959 p 3 Retrieved July 6 2019 via Archive org a b Khatchatourian Maane January 15 2014 Producer Richard Shepherd Founder of Artists Agency Dies at 86 Variety Retrieved January 18 2014 External links editRichard Shepherd at IMDb Shepherd discussing Breakfast at Tiffany s YouTube video Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Richard Shepherd producer amp oldid 1204654154, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
