Floria Lasky
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Floria V. Lasky (1923 - 2007) was an influential lawyer in the theater world, who represented some of the biggest names in entertainment.
Born in the Bronx on April 24, 1923 to Polish Jewish immigrants. She was named for the eponymous heroine of the opera Tosca. She was the younger sister of American journalist Melvin J. Lasky.
She entered Hunter College at the age of 14. After graduating first in her class at New York University's law school in 1945, she joined the law firm of Fitelson & Mayers, where she would stay for the next 62 years, eventually becoming a principal partner.
Her clients over the years included Jerome Robbins, Tennessee Williams, Burl Ives, David Merrick, Gypsy Rose Lee, Jule Styne, Frederick Loewe and Carson McCullers. As their lawyer, she was one of the first women to break into the legal sphere of Broadway and beyond. Her law firm, Fitelson, Lasky, Aslan & Couture, continued to represent the estates of many of her clients even after their deaths.
Widowed since 2000, Floria Lasky Altman died on September 21, 2007, aged 84, from cancer. She was survived by two daughters, two grandchildren and a sister.
