Sy Kravitz

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Sy Kravitz
Kravitz in 2004
Born	Seymour Kravitz December 10, 1924
Died	October 29, 2005(2005-10-29) (aged 80) New York City, New York
Spouse(s)	Roxie Roker (1962–1985)
Children	Lenny Kravitz

Seymour "Sy" Kravitz (December 10, 1924 – October 29, 2005) was an American filmmaker and NBC TV news producer.

Kravitz was of Russian Jewish descent.^[1]^[2] He was married to actress Roxie Roker from 1962 to 1985. Kravitz and Roker had a son together, rock musician Lenny Kravitz. Lenny, born on May 26, 1964, was named after Sy's brother, PFC Leonard Harold Kravitz, who was killed in action in the Korean War while defending against a Chinese attack and saving most of his platoon, and was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross.^[3]

Sy was a Hollywood producer and his environment of celebrities and up-and-coming stars was influential on his son's musical career. He died of leukemia in New York City a month and a half before his 81st birthday, the night before Lenny Kravitz played his first concert in the all-US tour with Aerosmith. The Let Love Rule singer paid tribute to his father in front of fans at a Mohegan Sun Casino Arena show in Connecticut on October 31, 2005.

References

↑ The face - Times Online
↑ Lenny Kravitz: "My mother told me, “Look, I’m African-American and your father is a Russian Jew." Ben Barna. "Lenny Kravitz Considers The Unforgettable People Who've Helped Color His World". BlackBook Media Corporation. Retrieved June 27, 2012.
↑ Did anti-Semitism block medal for rocker's namesake?

External links

Sy Kravitz at the Internet Movie Database

Persondata
Name	Kravitz, Sy
Alternative names
Short description	American filmmaker
Date of birth	December 10, 1924
Place of birth
Date of death	October 29, 2005
Place of death	New York City, New York

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