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Edythe Landau (née Rudolph; July 15, 1927 – December 24, 2022) was an American film and television producer and executive, known for such films as Long Day's Journey Into Night, The Pawnbroker, King: A Filmed Record...Montgomery to Memphis, The Chosen and the fourteen movies of the American Film Theatre[1][2] which she produced with her husband Ely Landau.[3]

Early life and career

Landau was born to a

Basketball Hall of Fame).[6] She received her B.A. in Education from Wilkes University.[7] In 1948, Landau moved to New York City, where she served as production coordinator for Phillips H. Lord,[8] on such popular radio shows as Gangbusters and Mr. District Attorney, among others.[9]

In 1953, Landau joined (and later married) Ely Landau in his start-up company National Telefilm Associates[10] which owned television station WNTA Channel 13 in NYC, considered the "fourth TV network" in the early days of television.[11] Until 1961, Edie Landau served as the company's Executive Vice President,[12][13] overseeing the station's original programming including the anthology drama series The Play of the Week,[14] The Mike Wallace Show, The David Susskind Show,[15] Open End, The Bishop Sheen Show, and One Night Stand, among others.[citation needed]

In 1962, the Landaus produced

Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature,[27] and in 1999 was added to the National Film Registry.[28]

In 1973, the Landaus launched the

Robert Shaw's The Man in the Glass Booth (with a Best Actor Academy Award nomination for Maximilian Schell).[29]

Later career

From the late 1970s through the 1980s, Landau produced such films as

Julie Harris).[42][43][44]

In 1982, while continuing her producing career, Landau graduated from the

University of West Los Angeles School of Law, and became a member of the State Bar of California.[45]

In 1989, Landau also began operating Nannies Unlimited Agency, an exclusive Beverly Hills placement service with clientele including numerous celebrities of the entertainment world.[46][47][48] In 2014, she published an original volume of poems, Smiles for Seniors: And Anyone Else Who Can Poke Fun at Themselves.[49]

Personal life and death

In addition to the two young sons her husband

Ely A. Landau brought to the marriage (Neil and Les Landau), the Landaus had three children together: Jon Landau (producer of such films as Titanic and Avatar),[50] Tina Landau (renowned theater writer and director),[51] and Kathy Landau (Executive Director of Symphony Space in New York City).[52]

Landau passed away from natural causes on December 24, 2022, at the age of 95.[53][54]

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