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Eric Weissman, Veteran Entertainment Lawyer Who Represented Gene Wilder and Elizabeth Taylor, Dies at 94

Eric Weissman, a veteran entertainment lawyer who represented many notable actors like Gene Wilder, Elizabeth Taylor and Rita Hayworth, died Dec. 15.

Eric Weissman, the noted Hollywood entertainment lawyer who represented many actors including Gene Wilder, Elizabeth Taylor and Rita Hayworth, died Dec. 15. Weissman spent years as a partner at Kaplan, Livingston, Goodwin, Berkowitz, Selvin and the Beverly Hills firm Weissmann Wolff Bergman Coleman Grodin, along with a stint at Warner Bros as the Head of Worldwide Business Affairs. “Eric was a wonderful attorney, said “Roger Rabbit” creator Gary K. Wolf, a client and friend.

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