Ed Limato

Ed Limato
Ed Limato
Born	Edward Frank Limato; July 10, 1936; Mount Vernon, New York
Died	July 3, 2010 (aged 73); Beverly Hills, California
Occupation	Talent agent
Years active	1966–2010

Edward Frank Limato (July 10, 1936 – July 3, 2010) was an American talent

International Creative Management

for more than a decade, from 1988 to 1999.

Life and career

Limato grew up in a working-class Italian family in

International Creative Management

(ICM).

Limato transferred to Los Angeles, and he eventually moved to the William Morris Agency. He later returned to ICM, rising to co-president. He sued ICM in 2007 after they tried to move him to an emeritus position. Limato prevailed in the case and returned to William Morris with his clients.^[3]

Limato was on the board of directors at

Motion Picture and Television Fund.^[1] Limato died of emphysema complicated by pneumonia in his home in 2010, just one week short of his 74th birthday.^[6]

Legacy

Both the 2010 film Unstoppable and the 2012 film Flight include dedications to Limato.

The 2020 documentary

air name Reno Martin, and unearthed in a Los Angeles storage unit in 2014. The letters, dating back to the 1950s, are from some of Limato's closest friends, many of whom were drag queens in New York City. The letters represent "important written documents for drag queen history since most of these types of letters were destroyed out of fear."^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b Noland, Claire (July 4, 2010). Ed Limato dies at 73; longtime Hollywood agent. Los Angeles Times

^ Bart, Peter (May 26, 1998). It's still primetime for the Gatsby of agents. Variety

^ Barnes, Brooks (July 10, 2010). Ed Limato, Flashy Old-School Talent Agent to the Stars, Dies at 73. The New York Times

^ Fleming, Michael (August 13, 2007). "Arbitrator sides with Ed Limato". Variety.

^ "Edward F Limato". Forbes.^{[dead link]}

^ Jay A. Fernandez and Elizabeth Guider (July 3, 2010). Agent Ed Limato dies. The Hollywood Reporter

^ Hay, Carla. "Review: 'P.S. Burn This Letter Please' starring Henry Arango James Bidgood Michael Alonga Robert Bouvard Claude Diaz George Roth and Joseph Touchette". Culture Mix. Culture Mix Online. Retrieved 20 March 2021.

External links

Ed Limato at
IMDb

Ed Limato profile via Forbes

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[latobit-1] Noland, Claire (July 4, 2010). Ed Limato dies at 73; longtime Hollywood agent. Los Angeles Times

[bart1998-2] Bart, Peter (May 26, 1998). It's still primetime for the Gatsby of agents. Variety

[nytobit-3] Barnes, Brooks (July 10, 2010). Ed Limato, Flashy Old-School Talent Agent to the Stars, Dies at 73. The New York Times

[4] Fleming, Michael (August 13, 2007). "Arbitrator sides with Ed Limato". Variety.

[5] "Edward F Limato". Forbes.^{[dead link]}

[hwoodreporterobit-6] Jay A. Fernandez and Elizabeth Guider (July 3, 2010). Agent Ed Limato dies. The Hollywood Reporter

[7] Hay, Carla. "Review: 'P.S. Burn This Letter Please' starring Henry Arango James Bidgood Michael Alonga Robert Bouvard Claude Diaz George Roth and Joseph Touchette". Culture Mix. Culture Mix Online. Retrieved 20 March 2021.

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