We tend not to report to much on celebrity deaths at the blog to often, unless that person was a huge star. But upon reading the news that producer Jerry Weintraub had died, I thought I better write a little something.
Now that name might not mean anything to you, but Weintraub was behind one of the most beloved movie franchises of all time; The Karate Kid. He produced all five of the movies, yes even the Jaden Smith one. He also produced the Ocean's Eleven series, starring George Clooney, and had a cameo in each one, as well as the classic Robert Altman film Nashville.
Before getting into the movie business, he was a music manager and promoted big stars like Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Dolly Parton and the Beach Boys.
Weintraub died on Monday of cardiac arrest in Santa Barbara, California. He was 77 and survived by his wife Jane, four children and five grandchildren.
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