By Greg Hazley
Linda Dozoretz, a longtime entertainment publicist with client roster that included Burt Bacharach, Doris Day and Rosemary Clooney, died Nov. 9 after a 30-year battle with cancer and heart problems. She was 62.
"She was hands down one of the most respected public relations professionals in the nation," said Los Angeles PR pro David Beckwith. "Her clients were the top people in their fields."
Dozortez' longest agency stint was at entertainment powerhouse Rogers & Cowan, where she established book, advertising and special project divisions and served as president of four of the agency's units. Other stints included Ruder Finn and Guttman and Pam.
She handled Bachrach's publicity through 2010 and worked PR for for Candy Spelling's 2009 book, "Stories from Candy Land," among recent assignments for her firm, Linda Dozoertz Communications, in L.A.
She started out in PR with a part-time typing job at a small agency while she attended San Fernando Valley State College, now Cal State Univ. at Northridge.
Until her death, she taught a class on PR for non-profit organizations at UCLA extension.
She is survived by her brother, Michael, and three nieces.
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