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Name
  
Jay Bernstein

Role
  
Producer


Education
  
TV shows
  

Born
  
June 7, 1937 (
1937-06-07
)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Occupation
  
Television and film producer, publicist

Died
  
April 30, 2006, Los Angeles, California, United States

Spouse
  
Cabrina Finn (m. 1993–1995)

Similar People
  
Jacob Churg, Alan Hamel, Michael Beck, Michael Pare, George Bloomfield

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Jay Bernstein (June 7, 1937 – April 30, 2006) was an American producer and manager to actors like Sammy Davis Jr. and Michael Landon, and to actresses Farrah Fawcett and Suzanne Somers.

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Julie Budd, Jay Bernstein--Rare 1989 Interview and Song


Career

Born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Bernstein moved to California after graduating from Pomona College. He worked in the mail room of the William Morris Agency before working for Rogers & Cowan, the industry's largest PR company, founded by Henry Rogers and Warren Cowan. Bernstein founded his own agency in 1962 and later produced the television series Bring 'Em Back Alive, Mike Hammer, and Houston Knights. He also produced several television movies and the film Nothing Personal (1980) starring Suzanne Somers.

On April 30, 2006, Bernstein died after suffering a stroke at age 68.

Bernstein married late in life and was survived by a wife and one child.

Additional information

  • "Jay Bernstein, Starmaker", of E! True Hollywood Story 2000 TV Episode
  • References

    Jay Bernstein Wikipedia


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