Stephen J. Friedman | |
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Born | Brooklyn, New York | March 15, 1937
Died | October 4, 1996 | (aged 59)
Occupation | Film producer |
Stephen Jay Friedman (March 15, 1937 – October 4, 1996) was an American film producer known for The Last Picture Show (1971) and The Big Easy (1986). In 1980, he formed Kings Road Entertainment[1]—named after the West Hollywood street where he lived—making him one of the first independent film producers to raise substantial film funding through a publicly traded company.