A. Fredric Leopold | |
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Born | November 10, 1919 |
Died | January 1, 2008 (age 88) |
Nationality | American |
Education | B.A.
Dartmouth College J.D. Columbia Law School |
Spouse(s) | Adele Hall (divorced) Joan Leopold |
Children | Georgena Felicia Leopold Dorian Leopold Dreyfuss Fredric Leopold Tess Leopold Michael Wilmeth (stepson) |
Family | Dorothy Schiff (mother-in-law) |
A. Fredric Leopold (November 10, 1919 – January 1, 2008) was an American entertainment lawyer and politician. He served as the mayor of Beverly Hills, California, from 1967 to 1968 and from 1971 to 1972. [1]
Leopold served during World War II as a lieutenant in the Navy where he earned five battle stars. [2] He was a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Dartmouth College and a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar graduate of Columbia Law School. [2] He founded the law firm of “Youngman, Hungate & Leopold” which later became “Leopold, Petrich & Smith” where he earned the nickname "dean of the Hollywood script vetters" [2] as he was one of a very few lawyers who would review programming for legal liability that either involved ordinary people in risky situations or hidden cameras such as Survivor, Cops, or Big Brother. [1]
He received a Lifetime Achievement award from the Los Angeles Copyright Society where he served as president. [2] Leopold served as mayor of Beverly Hills from 1967-1968 and 1971-1972, as a Delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1968, served as the Treasurer of the Democratic State Committee, and as Vice Chairman of the Los Angeles County Council of Mayors. [2]
He was married 3 times. He had two daughters with his first wife, Georgene and Dorian Leopold. His second wife was Adele Hall, daughter of publisher Dorothy Schiff; they had 2 children, Fredric Leopold and Theresa "Tess" Leopold. [3] [4] [5] [6] His third wife was Joan Leopold; [2] he also has a stepson, Michael Wilmeth. He was survived by eight grandchildren: Justin, Rebecka, Alexander, Madelyn, Patrick, Caroline, Adele, and Claudia. [2] Funeral services were held at Hillside Memorial Park. [2]