Marvin B. MEYER

MEYER, Marvin B. who co-founded what eventually became the influential entertainment law firm Rosenfeld, Meyer & Susman, died Monday of pancreatic cancer. He was 88. After working in legal affairs at MGM and business affairs at MCA, Larry Beilenson recruited Meyer and they co-founded Bielenson & Meyer in 1953, which evolved into Rosenfeld, Meyer & Susman. During his career, Meyer represented a who's who list of industry bigwigs, including Muhammad Ali, Julie Andrews, Jack Benny, Chuck Binder, William Blaylock, Pat Boone, Marlon Brando, Kim Cattrall, Bill Cosby, Eddie Murphy Television, Jodie Foster, Henry Fonda, Darryl Hannah, Hugh Hudson, Janet Jackson, Elliot Kastner, Grace Kelly, Jerry Lewis, Henry Mancini, the Marx Brothers, Paul Maslansky, Marilyn Monroe, National Lampoon (Matty Simmons), Mike Nichols, Gregory Peck, George Peppard, Sir David Puttman, Anthony Quinn, Ronald Reagan, Eddie Rissien, Joan Rivers, Red Skelton, Sharon Stone, John Sturges, Billy Wilder, the William Morris Agency, Andy Williams, and Jane Wyman. Born in Brooklyn, Meyer moved with his family in LA and graduated from Los Angeles High School in 1942. After attending the UIUC and serving in World War II, he became part of the first post-war class at Harvard Law, where he graduated in 1948. Meyer helped found the NBA's Phoenix Suns alongside Richard Bloch and singer Andy Williams in 1968, the same year he moved to Beverly Hills. In 1990, Meyer was honored by the Beverly Hills Bar Association as Entertainment Lawyer of the Year. He was Adjunct Professor at USC's Peter Stark Graduate Film School from 1996-1997, and in his later years he became a trustee for the families of Peck, Peppard, Benny and others from his MCA days. Meyer is survived by Helen Lewis, his wife of 33 years and Michael Meyer.