Renowned Hollywood agent Ed Limato passes away at 73
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oi-Prakash KL
By Ramchander
The
veteran
Hollywood
agent
Ed
Limato,
who
had
long
list
of
celebrity
clients,
passed
away
last
Saturday
at
his
home
in
Beverly
Hills.
His
clients
include
Hollywood
renowned
actors
Richard
Gere,
Steve
Martin
and
Denzel
Washington.
Limato
died
of
lung
disease
at
the
age
of
73,
informed
Sarah
Ceglarski
of
the
William
Morris
Endeavor
Entertainment
Agency.
The
agent
started
his
career
as
an
assistant
of
Italian
filmmaker
Frano
Zeffirelli.
With
the
help
of
Frano"s
agent,
he
got
a
job
in
the
mailroom
of
Ashley-Famous
Agency
in
New
York.
Later,
the
agency
turned
to
an
International
Creative
Management
and
he
became
a
partner
and
co-president
eventually.
Thereafter,
Limato
moved
to
William
Morris
and
got
associated
with
Hollywood
A-list
stars
like
Marlon
Brando,
Billy
Crystal,
Mel
Gibson,
Kevin
Costner
and
Sharon
Stone.
Limato
also
used
to
host
an
A-list
party,
the
Friday
night
prior
to
the
Academy
Awards,
which
had
been
attended
by
the
celebrities
of
Hollywood.
In
American
Cinematheque,
Abercrombie
and
Fitch
and
the
Motion
Picture
and
Television
Fund,
Limato
has
served
as
the
Board
or
Directors.
Limato
has
left
his
family,
which
includes
his
99
year
old
mother
Angelina,
sister
Angela
and
brother
Paul.
His
44
year
long
career
was
spent
at
the
William
Morris
and
International
Creative
Management
most
of
the
time.