The Human Stain
He was born in Brooklyn, New York, and began his career as a literary agent, working for the likes of: Paddy Chayefsky – "Marty" (1955), "The Hospital" (1971) and "Network" (1976), Reginald Rose – "Twelve Angry Men" (1954), Joseph Heller – "Catch-22" (1961), "Something Happened" (1974) and Philip Roth – "Goodbye, Columbus" (1959), "Portnoy's Complaint" (1969), "American Pastoral" (1997), "The Human Stain" (2001). He then took a position at United Artists, eventually becoming head of worldwide production for the studio.