![]() In 1990, Bergen (left), with “Swifty” Lazar and her mother, Frances, at Spago. Candice Bergen, Swifty Lazar & Frances Bergen.Midler at the Bistro Garden in 1980, when she was nominated for a best actress Oscar for “The Rose.” Robin Williams with wife Marsha in 1990, when he was a best actor nominee for “Dead Poets Society.” Sands and Foster in 1989, holding the Oscar she won for best actress in “The Accused. Grant and Ross in 1981, the year she left Motown for RCA.ĭiller (left) and protege Eisner in 1981, when both were at Paramount. Born Samuel Lazar in Brooklyn, New York, he graduated from Brooklyn Law School in 1931. Johnny Carson in 1981 - one of his five stints as Oscar host was that year - with his third wife, Joanna. PLACE OF DEATH: Beverly Hills, CA EDUCATION: Brooklyn Law School BEST KNOWN FOR: ing Paul Swifty Lazar was an American talent agent and dealmaker, representing both movie stars and authors. This programme is not currently available. She co-starred the year before in “Dick Tracy,” which received seven Oscar nominations he was about to release his “Dangerous” album.įawcett in 1980, at the time of “Charlie’s Angels.” Synonyms for pull a swifty on include put one over on, deceive, delude, fool, hoodwink. The uptown boldface mecca named for a beloved pug that took its moniker from Hollywood agent Swifty Lazar served its last meal to heartbroken. Swifty Lazar (19071993), American talent agent and deal-maker. Madonna and Jackson arrive at Irving “Swifty” Lazar’s annual Oscar Night party in 1991 at Spago. Swifty’s barked its last on Wednesday night. Image Credit: Photo Credit: Ron Galella/WireImage And everyone wanted to go to Swifty's party." On December 30, 1993, Irving Lazar, undoubtedly the most famous talent agent of all time, who was universally known as Swifty, but woe to you if he ever heard you call him that, died, at age 86. After graduating in 1930, Lazar went to work in a Manhattan law office, representing show-business clients, but soon became an agent at the Musk Corporation of. Write Collins: "In this town, if you want to have power, you create something that everyone wants. In this week's Oscar preview edition of The Hollywood Reporter, Collins looks back at the parade of A-list celebrities and industry faces that attended Lazar's annual event. Literary agent Irving “Swifty" Lazar with novelist Jackie Collins. ![]() Image Credit: Photo Credit: George Rose/Getty Images
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