Richard Fowkes, a veteran entertainment executive who most recently ran business affairs for Legendary Entertainment, died Thursday in Los Angeles after a battle with brain cancer. He was 66 years old. Fowkes joined Legendary in 2007 as executive vice-president, business affairs. After receiving his law degree at the National Law Center of George Washington University, Fowkes began his career at the Dramatists Guild as a staff attorney, then joined Paramount's New York-based legal department. After that, he spent two years as a production attorney at United Artists. He returned to Paramount in 1977 as...
- 8/20/2012
- by Todd Cunningham
- The Wrap
Richard Fowkes, a veteran entertainment executive and the head of business affairs for Legendary Entertainment, died Aug. 16 in Los Angeles after a battle with brain cancer. He was 66. One of his daughters is Jillian Fowkes, vp/talent for the ID publicity firm. After receiving his law degree at the National Law Center of George Washington University, Fowkes, a native of Yonkers, N.Y., began his career at the Dramatists Guild as a staff attorney, then joined Paramount’s New York-based legal department. That was followed by two years as a production attorney at United Artists. He returned to Paramount in
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- 8/18/2012
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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