Jay Kanter
{{Short description|American film producer (1926–2024)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Jay Kanter
| birth_name = Jay Ira Kanter
| birth_date = {{birth date|1926|12|12}}
| birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|2024|8|6|1926|12|12}}
| death_place = Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
| occupation = {{hlist|Film producer|studio executive|agent}}
| children = 4
| spouse = {{plainlist|
- {{marriage|Judy Balaban
|1953|1961|end=divorced}} - {{marriage|Kit Bennett
|1965|2014|end=died}}
}}
}}
Jay Ira Kanter (December 12, 1926 – August 6, 2024) was an American film producer and talent agent, best known for his long association with Alan Ladd Jr. He was an agent at MCA for a number of years. He is also known for his biographical works such as Grace Kelly: The American Princess (1987), Brando (2007), and Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire (2014).
Personal life
Kanter was born to a Jewish family[https://variety.com/2007/film/news/secret-lunch-honors-ladd-1117972916/ Variety: "Secret lunch honors Ladd" by Bob Verini] September 27, 2007 in Chicago, Illinois.{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/98395%7C0/Jay-Kanter/|title=Jay Kanter Overview|publisher=TCM.com|accessdate=August 9, 2015}} He was married to Judy Balaban (daughter of Barney Balaban) from 1953 until they divorced in 1961. Then he was married to Kit Bennett from 1965 until her death in 2014. He had two daughters with Balaban, Amy and Victoria.
Kanter died at his home in Beverly Hills, California, on August 6, 2024, at the age of 97.{{cite web |last1=Tinoco |first1=Armando |title=Jay Kanter Dies: Film Producer & Agent To Marlon Brando, Grace Kelly, Marilyn Monroe Was 97 |url=https://deadline.com/2024/08/jay-kanter-dead-film-producer-agent-1236033308/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=6 August 2024 |access-date=August 6, 2024}}
Selected credits
- Villain (1971) - producer
- Fear Is the Key (1972) - producer{{cite magazine|magazine=Filmink|first=Stephen|last=Vagg|url=https://www.filmink.com.au/forgotten-british-film-moguls-nat-cohen-part-five-1971-1988/|access-date=5 February 2025|date=5 February 2025|title=Forgotten British film moguls – Nat Cohen: Part Five (1971-1988)}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0437905}}
- [https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/98395%7C0/Jay-Kanter/ Jay Kanter] at TCMDB
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Category:20th-century American Jews
Category:21st-century American Jews
Category:Film people from Chicago
Category:Film producers from Illinois
Category:Jewish American film people
Category:Film people from Beverly Hills, California
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