Freddie Fields
Freddie Fields, born Fred Feldman, was an American theatrical agent and film producer.
Biography
Fields was born to a Jewish family, the brother of band leader Shep Fields.Field's obituary in Variety magazine described his early career:
In 1960, Fields and fellow former MCA agent David Begelman founded the international talent agency Creative Management Associates. At CMA, Fields and Begelman pioneered the movie "package", where the talent agency put their stars, directors and writers together on a single project.
CMA developed numerous agents, including Sue Mengers, Mike Medavoy, Sam Cohn, and Jeff Berg. CMA was instrumental in the development of such stars as Woody Allen, Robert Redford, Peter Sellers, Steve McQueen and later Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Burt Bacharach, Neil Young, and Jack Carter, and into the 1980s promoted the likes of Richard Gere and Mel Gibson. While at CMA, he was involved with numerous blockbuster films, including Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, American Graffiti, and Star Wars. Fields played a key role in the merger of CMA with the International Famous Agency to form International Creative Management.
Starting in 1969, Fields was a partner in the First Artists Company with Paul Newman, Steve McQueen, Dustin Hoffman, Sidney Poitier, and Barbra Streisand. While First Artists only lasted for about ten years, it was unique in that it owned the films it produced, such as The Getaway.
In 1978, a New York Magazine article alleged that Fields and Begelman had embezzled money from Judy Garland when Begelman was her agent.
Fields later served as president of MGM and United Artists.
Personal life
Fields was married four times. He was survived by his wife, former Miss Universe 1964, Corinna Tsopei, and by two adopted children by his former wife, actress Polly Bergen. He also was married to actress Edith Fellows, who died June 26, 2011. Kathy Fields is their child.Filmography
He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.Film
;Miscellaneous crew| Year | Film | Role |
| 1982 | The Year of Living Dangerously | Presenter |