Andrea Jaffe, a prominent publicist in the 1980s who later became a studio executive and was herself a member of one of Hollywood’s most storied dynasties, died today in Wilmington, North Carolina after a lengthy battle with illness. She was 66. The daughter of former Columbia Pictures chairman Leo Jaffe and sister to producer and former Paramount executive Stanley Jaffe, Jaffe started her career as an assistant at Rogers & Cowan. After establishing her own publicity…...
- 8/25/2016
- Deadline
Andrea Jaffe, a member of one of Hollywood’s legendary dynasties who established herself as a prominent publicist in the 1980s, died Wednesday in Wilmington, N.C., following a lengthy illness. She was 66. Leo Jaffe, her late father, served as chairman of the board of Columbia Pictures from 1973 until 1981, while her brother, Stanley Jaffe, a producer of such films as Kramer vs. Kramer and Fatal Attraction, was president of Paramount and COO of Paramount from 1991 to 1994. Andrea Jaffe became a force in her own right as she handled publicity for Tom Cruise as he vaulted to
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- 8/25/2016
- by Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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