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Marty Erlichman, Barbra Streisand’s Manager for Six Decades, Dies at 97
Marty Erlichman died at 97 on Saturday of age-related causes.
He was a talent manager who discovered Barbra Streisand and guided her career for more than six decades.
He first met Streisand in New York when she was a 19-year-old singer performing at a Greenwich Village nightclub.
She later hired him, and he handled business deals across her recording, stage, film, television and concert work.
His work helped build Streisand’s international career, including major concerts and tours; he also executive produced her 1994 HBO special, which won an Emmy and a Peabody Award.
Erlichman also managed other performers, including the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem, and produced films such as *Coma*.
Streisand said she was grateful for his loyalty and support; he is survived by his wife, son, daughter-in-law and four grandchildren.
Marty Erlichman, Barbra Streisand’s longtime manager, died at 97 on Saturday of age-related causes.
He discovered Streisand and guided her career for more than six decades, from New York nightclub singer to international star.
Erlichman oversaw the business side of her career and worked on her concert tours and television special.
He also managed other performers and worked as a film producer.
- Who
- Marty Erlichman, talent manager and longtime manager of Barbra Streisand.
- What
- He died at 97.
- When
- Saturday; the articles do not give a calendar date for his death.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- The articles say he died of age-related causes.
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Erlichman began managing the Irish folk group The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem.
He secured the group a spot on The Ed Sullivan Show.
Erlichman saw 19-year-old Barbra Streisand perform at the Bon Soir nightclub in Greenwich Village.
Erlichman worked on Streisand’s Millennium Concert.
Erlichman worked on Streisand’s world tour.
- Age
- 97
- Management
- More than six decades managing Barbra Streisand
- Birthplace
- Brooklyn, New York
- Birth date
- Sept. 13, 1929
- University
- Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa
- HBO special
- Barbra: The Concert, 1994
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I truly thought he would live forever.
And we never even had a contract.
To the world, he was a giant of Hollywood; to us, he was a deeply devoted and loving father, husband, grandfather, and rock