Edie Landau

Edie Landau (born Edythe Rudolph, July 15, 1927 - [1] ) is an American film and TV 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,[2][3] which she produced with her husband Ely A. Landau[4].

Early life and career

Born and raised in Wilkes-Barre, PA, Landau is the daughter of Rose and Harry Rudolph (former president of the Eastern Basketball League)[5] and sister to Mendy Rudolph (2007 inductee to the 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.[16]

In 1962, the Landaus produced Long Day's Journey Into Night,[17] an adaptation of the Eugene O'Neill play directed by Sidney Lumet,[18] which won Best Actor awards for all its leading actors at the 1962 Cannes Film Festival,[19] as well as an Academy Award Nomination for Katherine Hepburn as Best Actress.[20] This was followed in 1964 by The Pawnbroker[21][22][23](Golden Globe Award winner and Academy Award nomination for Rod Steiger as Best Actor), The Madwoman of Chaillot (1969) also with Hepburn,[24] and the documentary King: a Filmed Record...Montgomery to Memphis (1970).[25][26] The film about the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. played in 663 theaters as a one-night benefit for King's charities,[27] was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature,[28] and in 1999 was added to the National Film Registry.[29]

In 1973, the Landaus launched the American Film Theatre,[30][31] bringing two seasons of outstanding stage plays to the motion picture screen as part of a subscription series.[32] The fourteen movies of the American Film Theatre included Edward Albee’s A Delicate Balance (the Landaus' third collaboration with Katharine Hepburn), O’Neill’s The Iceman Cometh, Pinter’s The Homecoming, and Robert Shaw’s The Man in the Glass Booth (with a Best Actor Academy Award Nomination for Maximillian Schell).[30]

Later career

From the late 1970s through the 1980s, Landau produced such films as Hopscotch (with Walter Matthau and Glenda Jackson),[33][34] Beatlemania, Chaim Potok’s The Chosen,[35][36][37] Robert Ludlum’s The Holcroft Covenant (with Michael Caine),[38] in addition to a number of award-winning productions for HBO, including The Deadly Game (with George Segal and Robert Morley),[39] Separate Tables (with Alan Bates and Julie Christie),[40][41] Mr. Halpern and Mr. Johnson (with Laurence Olivier and Jackie Gleason)[42] and The Christmas Wife (with Jason Robards and Julie Harris).[43][44][45]

In 1982, while continuing her producing career, Landau secured a secured a Juris Doctorate Degree from the University of West Los Angeles School of Law, and became a member of the State Bar of California.[46]

In 1989, Landau also began operating Nannies Unlimited Agency, an exclusive Beverly Hills placement service with clientele including numerous celebrities of the entertainment world.[47][48][49] In 2014, she published an original volume of poems, Smiles for Seniors: And Anyone Else Who Can Poke Fun at Themselves.[50]

Personal life

In addition to the two young sons her husband brought to the marriage (Neil and Les Landau), the Landaus had three children together: Jon Landau (producer of such films as Titanic and Avatar),[51] Tina Landau (renowned theater writer and director),[52] and Kathy Landau (Executive Director of Symphony Space in New York City).[53]

References

  1. ↑ "Edith Rudolph in entry for Harry Rudolph, 1930". FamilySearch. "United States Census, 1930", database with images. 8 December 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  2. ↑ Reason, Matthew (Sep 22, 2006). Documentation, Disappearance and the Representation of Live Performance. Springer/Palgrave Macmillan. p. 97. ISBN 978-0-230-59856-0.
  3. ↑ Schickel, Richard (2003-04-13). "THEATER; Famous Plays, Famous Players, Forgotten Films". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-11-20.
  4. ↑ Pace, Eric (1993-11-08). "Ely Landau, Producer, 73, Dies; Filmed Plays for TV and Theaters". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-11-20.
  5. ↑ Postal, Bernard; Silver, Jesse; Silver, Roy (1965). "Harry Rudolph". Encyclopedia of Jews in Sports. New York: Bloch Publishing Co.
  6. ↑ Blevins, David (2012). "Mendy Rudolph". The Sports Hall of Fame Encyclopedia: Baseball, Basketball ...,. Rowman & Littlefield. 1: 836.
  7. ↑ "Graduate of Wilkes". The Wilkes-Barre Record. Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. June 23, 1948. p. 9.
  8. ↑ "Edythe Rein". Radio Annual and Television Year Book. Indiana University: Radio Daily Corporation: 1050. 1959.
  9. ↑ Dunning, John (1998). "Philiips H. Lord". On the Air: the Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio. Oxford University Press: 128–129. ISBN 978-0-19-507678-3.
  10. ↑ Charline, Aeron, ed. (2011). National Telefilm Associates. Onym Press. ISBN 978-613-7-83449-7.
  11. ↑ ""Fourth TV Network, for Films, is Created"". Boxoffice: 8. 1956–07–07. Check date values in: |date= (help)
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  13. ↑ "No.36-52". Sponsor. Sponsor Publications, Inc. 11. Sep–Dec 1957.
  14. ↑ Gould, Jack (Nov 1, 2002). Watching Television Come of Age: The New York Times Reviews. University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-292-72846-2.
  15. ↑ Battaglio, Stephen (2010). David Susskind: A Televised Life. Macmillan. pp. 42, 63–65, 67–68, 259–260. ISBN 1429946148.
  16. ↑ "CTVA - NTA National Telefilm Associates". ctva.biz. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
  17. ↑ Sylbert, Richard; Townsend, Sylvia (September 30, 2006). Designing Movies: Portrait of a Hollywood Artist. Praeger. pp. 71–73. ISBN 978-0275986902.
  18. ↑ Rapf, Joanna E. (2006). Sidney Lumet: Interviews. Univ. Press of Mississippi. pp. 28–43. ISBN 1578067243.
  19. ↑ "Awards 1962 : Competition". Festival de Cannes. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
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  21. ↑ Leff, Leonard J. (2003). "Remembering The Pawnbroker". The American Experience in World War II: the United States and the Road to War in Europe. Taylor & Francis: 131–138. ISBN 041594029X.
  22. ↑ Harris, Mark (2008). Pictures at a Revolution: Five Movies and the Birth of the New Hollywood. New York, NY: Penguin Group. pp. 173–176. ISBN 978-1-59420-152-3.
  23. ↑ "The Pawnbroker (1965) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
  24. ↑ Edwards, Anne (1985). Katharine Hepburn: A Remarkable Woman. Macmillan. ISBN 0688045286.
  25. ↑ Rollins, Peter C. (Jun 5, 2004). The Columbia Companion to American History on Film: How the Movies Have Portrayed the American Past. New York, NY: Columbia University Press. pp. 341–342. ISBN 978-0231112239.
  26. ↑ Niemi, Robert (2006). History in the Media: Film and Television. ABC-CLIO. p. 364. ISBN 157607952X.
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  28. ↑ "The 43rd Academy Awards | 1971". Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
  29. ↑ Eagan, Daniel (2010). America's Film Legacy: The Authoritative Guide to the Landmark Movies in the National Film Registry. A&C Black. ISBN 978-0826429773.
  30. 1 2 Benson, Raymond (April 16, 2009). "Remember...The American Film Theatre!". Cinema Retro. Archived from the original on 2013-06-01.
  31. ↑ Caute, David (Sep 22, 1994). Joseph Losey: A Revenge on Life. Oxford University Press. p. 181. ISBN 978-0195064100.
  32. ↑ Glover, William (Oct 11, 1974). "Better Season Expected by American Film Theater". Associated Press.
  33. ↑ "Hopscotch". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
  34. ↑ "Movie Review - - 'HOPSCOTCH' STARS JACKSON-MATTHAU TEAM - NYTimes.com". www.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
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  36. ↑ "Movie Review - - 'THE CHOSEN' - NYTimes.com". www.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
  37. ↑ "The Chosen (1981)". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
  38. ↑ "The Holcroft Covenant | Blu-ray Review | Slant Magazine". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
  39. ↑ "The Deadly Game". Encyclopedia of Television Series, Pilots and Specials. VNR AG. 2: 107. 1985.
  40. ↑ Mann, William J. (Sep 1, 2006). Edge of Midnight: The Life of John Schlesinger. Billboard Books. p. 490. ISBN 0823084698.
  41. ↑ O'connor, John J. (1983-04-04). "TV: BATES AND JULIE CHRISTIE IN 'SEPARATE TABLES'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
  42. ↑ Lovers, C. Gerald Fraser Music (1983-08-28). "TELEVISION WEEK". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
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  45. ↑ Heffley, Lynne (December 12, 1988). "Television Reviews : A Juggernaut of Talent in Holiday Offerings". Los Angeles Times.
  46. ↑ California, The State Bar of. "State Bar of CA :: Edythe Landau". members.calbar.ca.gov. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
  47. ↑ Elias, Merle (July 1, 2001). L.A. First Class. Globe Pequot. p. 36. ISBN 0762707860.
  48. ↑ Communications, Emmis (1999-07-01). Los Angeles Magazine. Emmis Communications.
  49. ↑ BYRNE, BRIDGET (1996-10-23). "Perfect Home Help for Celebs? Only the Very Discreet". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
  50. ↑ Landau, Edie (April 23, 2014). Smiles for Seniors: And Anyone Else Who Can Poke Fun at Themselves. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 978-1494821272.
  51. ↑ "Titanic and Avatar producer Jon Landau speaks to Newsweek about what all great movies have in common". Newsweek. 2016-10-04. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
  52. ↑ Dominus, Susan (2005-09-04). "The 9 Habits of Highly Creative Directors". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
  53. ↑ Desk, BWW News. "Symphony Space Welcomes Kathy Landau as New Executive Director". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
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