Английская Википедия:A. Fredric Leopold

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A. Fredric Leopold (November 10, 1919 – January 1, 2008) was an American entertainment lawyer and politician. He served as the mayor of Beverly Hills, California, from 1967 to 1968 and from 1971 to 1972.[1]

Career

Leopold served during World War II as a lieutenant in the Navy where he earned five battle stars.[2] He was a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Dartmouth College and a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar graduate of Columbia Law School.[2] He founded the law firm of “Youngman, Hungate & Leopold” which later became “Leopold, Petrich & Smith” where he earned the nickname "dean of the Hollywood script vetters"[2] as he was one of a very few lawyers who would review programming for legal liability that either involved ordinary people in risky situations or hidden cameras such as Survivor, Cops, or Big Brother.[1]

He received a Lifetime Achievement award from the Los Angeles Copyright Society where he served as president.[2] Leopold served as mayor of Beverly Hills from 1967-1968 and 1971-1972, as a Delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1968, served as the Treasurer of the Democratic State Committee, and as Vice Chairman of the Los Angeles County Council of Mayors.[2]

Personal life

He was married 3 times. He had two daughters with his first wife, Georgene and Dorian Leopold. His second wife was Adele Hall, daughter of publisher Dorothy Schiff; they had 2 children, Fredric Leopold and Theresa "Tess" Leopold.[3][4][5][6] His third wife was Joan Leopold;[2] he also has a stepson, Michael Wilmeth. He was survived by eight grandchildren: Justin, Rebecka, Alexander, Madelyn, Patrick, Caroline, Adele, and Claudia.[2] Funeral services were held at Hillside Memorial Park.[2]

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