Lew Wasserman
Lew Wasserman
Lewis Robert "Lew" Wassermanwas an American talent agent and studio executive, sometimes credited with creating and later taking apart the studio system in a career spanning more than six decades. He was also the manager of MCA...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth22 March 1913
CountryUnited States of America
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Things have changed a great deal since the days of Mr. Mayer. The studios no longer control, as they did in those days, artists or directors or producers, as the case may be.
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