Freddie Fields
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Freddie Fields born Fred Feldman, was an American
United States
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 theatrical agent
Talent agent
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 and film producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...

 who was instrumental in the careers of such stars as Judy Garland
Judy Garland
Judy Garland was an American actress and singer. Through a career that spanned 45 of her 47 years and for her renowned contralto voice, she attained international stardom as an actress in musical and dramatic roles, as a recording artist and on the concert stage...

, Woody Allen
Woody Allen
Woody Allen is an American screenwriter, director, actor, comedian, jazz musician, author, and playwright. Allen's films draw heavily on literature, sexuality, philosophy, psychology, Jewish identity, and the history of cinema...

, Henry Fonda
Henry Fonda
Henry Jaynes Fonda was an American film and stage actor.Fonda made his mark early as a Broadway actor. He also appeared in 1938 in plays performed in White Plains, New York, with Joan Tompkins...

, Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe
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, Robert Redford
Robert Redford
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, Peter Sellers
Peter Sellers
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, and Steve McQueen
Steve McQueen
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. He was the brother of band leader Shep Fields
Shep Fields
Shep Fields was the band leader for the "Shep Fields and His Rippling Rhythm" orchestra during the Big Band era of the 1930s.-Biography:...

. He is survived by his wife, former Miss Universe
Miss Universe
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 Corinna Tsopei
Corinna Tsopei
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, and by three children by his former wife, actress Polly Bergen
Polly Bergen
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. He also was married to actress Edith Fellows
Edith Fellows
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, who died June 26, 2011. Their child was Kathy Fields Lander.

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
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, American Graffiti
American Graffiti
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and Star Wars
Star Wars
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are just a few of the films he was involved with while at CMA (Creative Management Associates), now known as International Creative Management
International Creative Management
International Creative Management is a talent and literary agency with offices in Los Angeles, New York, and London. ICM is a full-service agency representing creative and technical talent in the fields of motion pictures, television, fiction and nonfiction publishing, music, live performance,...

 (ICM).

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