Sandy Gallin
Albert Samuel Gallin, better known as Sandy Gallin, was an American producer and talent manager, winner of an Emmy Award.
Early life and education
Gallin was born on May 27, 1940, in New York, the son of middle-class Jewish parents. Gallin graduated from Boston University in 1962.Career
Gallin joined the mailroom of General Artists Corporation and eventually became a senior vice president and board member. After less than a year at GAC, he became a junior agent. During this time he played a role in booking The Beatles on The [Ed Sullivan Show].In 1970, he left GAC and partnered with his cousin, Raymond Katz, to create the personal management company Katz Gallin, which lasted fourteen years. One of his early clients was country music crossover artist Mac Davis, who introduced him to Dolly Parton. He served as her personal manager for the next twenty-five years, and also went on to manage the careers of Cher, Michael Jackson, Neil Diamond, Barbra Streisand, Mariah Carey,,Whoopi Goldberg, Andrew Dice Clay, as well as Andy Cohen.
Gallin produced over twenty movies as well as Broadway plays, with Dolly Parton as co-owner of the film and television production company Sandollar Productions, and was the chief executive officer of Mirage Entertainment and Sports. He was a close associate of Steve Wynn, Barry Diller, David Geffen, Diane Von Furstenberg, and Calvin Klein.