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David Beckwith, Publicist and Gatekeeper of Graceland, Dies at 67
He represented the museum — along with Elvis Presley Enterprises — since it opened to the public in 1982. Wolfgang Puck also was a client.
David Beckwith, the veteran publicist whose crowning achievement was his work representing Elvis Presley ’s Graceland museum since it opened more than four decades ago, has died. The publicist also represented Freddie Gershon and Music Theater International along with the entertainment attorney’s annual scholarship for teachers with the Kennedy Center and Stephen Sondheim. Beckwith was a pioneer in the LGBTQ+ community, serving on the local and national boards of the Human Rights Campaign, and was instrumental in creating Los Angeles’ Outfest, the world’s largest LGBTQ+ film festival.
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