 Paul Bloch |
Paul Bloch, who was chairman of Hollywood PR powerhouse Rogers & Cowan, died May 25 after a long illness. He was 78.
After a stint in the army, Bloch joined R&C in its mailroom in 1961. Mentored by founders Henry Rogers and Warren Cowan, Bloch served an array of stars including Tom Cruise, Eddie Murphy, Sylvester Stallone, Priscilla Presley, David & Victoria Beckham, Kevin Costner, Danny Glover, John Travolta and Sharon Stone.
Bloch, a Brooklyn native who moved to Los Angeles as a child and graduated from UCLA, was promoted to head of R&C's music division in 1975, which represented The Beach Boys, Julio Iglesias and The Bee Gees.
R&C, which is an Interpublic unit, said Bloch "remained relevant over the decades, always working with the newest talent of the current generation."
Plans are underway for a memorial service for Bloch.
Frank Ramos, who headed the PR department for the doomed-to-fail New York Jets for 39 years, died on Jan. 27. He was 87.
He practiced PR for 70 years. We were friends for 30. Here's the wizard I knew.
Andy Stanton, who was director of finance at Stanton PR, died Nov. 12 in New York. He was 39.
Kassie Canter, a media and entertainment PR veteran, died October 24 in New York. She was 67.
Leo Pearlstein, the “king of culinary PR,” died on Sept. 10 in Los Angeles at the age of 104.
