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| Bobby Zarem |
Bobby Zarem, the legendary press agent who represented Hollywood’s top celebrities, died Sept. 26 of complications from lung cancer. He was 84.
He is remembered for his over-the-top exuberance, showmanship, temper, 24/7 work schedule and fierce loyalty to his clients.
After dumping a career on Wall Street, Zarem went on to represent Woody Allen, Cher, Sophia Loren, Jack Nicholson and Sylvester Stallone.
He began at Rogers & Cowan in 1969 and launched Bobby Zarem Inc. in 1974.
In its obituary, The New York Times profiled Zarem as the super flack who made superstars.
Margaret Meade, author of a biography on Allen, wrote that Zarem “was fueled by an inexhaustible tank of hot air.”
Leslie Gottlieb, who had a long history of helping nonprofits and charitable organizations tell their stories, passed away on July 15. She was 82.
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.
