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Irving Paul " Swifty " Lazar (born Samuel Lazar; March 28, 1907 – December 30, 1993) was an American lawyer, talent agent and dealmaker, representing both movie stars and authors (including Richard Nixon ). Early life and education. Samuel Lazar was born to a Jewish family in Brooklyn, New York.
Apr 21, 1994 · High above Sunset Boulevard, nestled in the Trousdale Estates section of Beverly Hills, Irving Paul Lazar and two assistants pondered the seating plan for his annual Oscar-night dinner party...
Dec 31, 1993 · Dec. 31, 1993 12 AM PT. TIMES STAFF WRITER. Irving Paul (Swifty) Lazar, Hollywood’s best-known literary and talent agent whose tenacious deal-making and star-studded client list made him a...
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Jan 1, 1994 · Irving Paul Lazar, the agent for scores of literary and entertainment luminaries, who was variously described as a brilliant wheeler-dealer, a lone-wolf dynamo and a manic egotist, died early...
Dec 31, 1993 · Irving Paul Lazar, the agent for scores of literary and entertainment luminaries, who was variously described as a brilliant wheeler-dealer, a lone-wolf dynamo and a manic egotist, died early...
Lazar, Irving Paul (“Swifty”) (b. 28 March 1907 in New York City; d. 30 December 1993 in Beverly Hills, California), talent agent and host of famous post-Academy Awards parties. Lazar was the oldest of four brothers. His parents, Samuel Mortimer and Stari DeLongpre were Russian-Jewish immigrants. His father was a “butter and egg man.”
Dec 30, 2015 · Dec 30, 2015. On December 30, 1993, Irving Lazar, undoubtedly the most famous talent agent of all time, who was universally known as “Swifty,” but woe to you if he ever heard you call him that, died, at age 86. Lazar straddled the North American continent, connecting the worlds of New York and Hollywood: he had access that enabled him to ...
