Freddie Fields Film agent, executive and producer. Born Ferndale, New York, July 12, 1923. Died Beverly Hills, California, December 11, aged 84. ALTHOUGH he was almost unknown outside the film industry, Freddie Fields was one of the most important figures in Hollywood in the 1960s and '70s. Stars and executives treated him with extreme deference, for he was the power behind the big names and sometimes behind the films. As one of Hollywood's first superagents, Fields represented Judy Garland, Fred Astaire, Barbra Streisand, Steve McQueen, Robert Redford and Steven...
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