- Robert Fitzpatrick
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Name = Robert Fitzpatrick
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Born = birth date and age|1937|07|02 San Antonio,Texas ,USA
Occupation =President ofDelta Groove Productions / Eclecto Groove RecordsManager Actor Film producer
Years_active = 1952 – present
Associated_acts =The Beatles The Who The Rolling Stones Cream TheBeeGees Miss Peggy Lee Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels Arthur Lee & LoveTaj Mahal Dobie Gray Robert Fitzpatrick was born in
San Antonio, Texas , brought up inNew Jersey and ran away from home and went toNew York at the age of 15 where he became anactor off-Broadway . He put himself throughPrinceton University and enlisted in theUnited States Marine Corps , eventually serving as aCaptain inVietnam during that conflict. Upon discharge, he went toHollywood and worked as anactor and model, playing in several20th Century Fox films including "Dear Brigitte " with James Stewart and "Goodbye Charlie " withTony Curtis andDebbie Reynolds . He put himself throughUCLA Law School earning an LLB and a JD degree and became a well known entertainment attorney representing many musical acts includingThe Beatles ,The Who ,The Rolling Stones and MissPeggy Lee . Later, he joinedRobert Stigwood to become President of Stigwood Fitzpatrick Inc. and managed such groups as Cream and TheBeeGees . He founded, along with Stigwood, Casserole Music Corporation and served as itsCEO and President. He served on the Board of "Hair's" Natoma Entertainment Group, producedHermione Baddeley in the stage presentation of "Why Not Tonite?" and produced theEmmy Award winning "Underground" with Chuck Collins inChicago . He managed many well known musical acts during this period includingMitch Ryder &The Detroit Wheels , Arthur Lee & Love,Peggy Lee ,Taj Mahal ,The Buckinghams , Shady Lady,Dick Dale & The Del-tones,Dobie Gray ,Crabby Appleton and many more. He also managedDon Johnson ,Jay North (Dennis the Menace) and Theodore Wilson. He has worked on the soundtracks of many motion pictures including "Pulp Fiction", "Remember the Titans " and "The 51st State ". He worked as President and CEO of Vista Ave Entertainment Group, a multi faceted film and music company, RFO Entertainment, a management and production company and The Robert Fitzpatrick Organization. He is an active producer and continues playing various acting roles.ee also
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