Howard West

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Howard West (September 24, 1931 – December 3, 2015) was an American talent agent and television producer best known for his work with long-term partner George Shapiro in producing and managing Jerry Seinfeld.

West and Shapiro, who were childhood friends in the Bronx, were partners in the company Shapiro/West and Associates.{{cite news|last1=Littleton|first1=Cynthia|title=Howard West, Producer and Longtime Manager of Jerry Seinfeld, Dies at 84|url=https://variety.com/2015/biz/news/howard-west-seinfeld-manager-dead-84-1201656993/|access-date=December 24, 2015|work=Variety|date=December 8, 2015}}{{cite web|last=Robb |first=David |url=https://deadline.com/2015/12/howard-west-seinfeld-producer-has-died-1201653753/ |title=Howard West Dies: 'Seinfeld' Producer Was 84 |publisher=Deadline |date=December 6, 2015 |access-date=December 24, 2015}}{{cite web|last=Parker |first=Ryan |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/howard-west-seinfeld-producer-dies-846250 |title=Howard West, 'Seinfeld' Producer, Dies at 84 |publisher=Hollywood Reporter |date=December 6, 2015 |access-date=December 24, 2015}}

He died of a stroke in Los Angeles, aged 84.{{cite book |last1=Lentz III |first1=Harris M. |title=Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2015 |date=2016 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=9781476625539 |page=368 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=peLIDAAAQBAJ&dq=Howard+West&pg=PA368 |access-date=24 September 2018 |language=en}} His life was remembered at an event organized by his daughter, Dayna West, described in some detail in an article in The Washington Post. {{cite news

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| first = Karen

| title = Funeral planning? We're no longer so grave about it.

| newspaper = Washington Post

| date = 2019-04-15

| url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/the-funeral-as-we-know-it-is-becoming-a-relic--just-in-time-for-a-death-boom/2019/04/14/a49003c4-50c2-11e9-8d28-f5149e5a2fda_story.html

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