A. Fredric Leopold (November 10, 1919 – January 1, 2008) was an American entertainment lawyer and politician. He served as the mayor of

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, from 1967 to 1968 and from 1971 to 1972.

Career

Leopold served during

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as a lieutenant in the Navy where he earned five battle stars. He was a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of

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and a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar graduate of Columbia Law School. 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" 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 ''

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''. He received a Lifetime Achievement award from the Los Angeles Copyright Society where he served as president. Leopold served as

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from 1967-1968 and 1971-1972, as a Delegate to the

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in 1968, served as the Treasurer of the Democratic State Committee, and as Vice Chairman of the Los Angeles County Council of Mayors.

Personal life

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 Dorothy Schiff (March 11, 1903 – August 30, 1989) was an American businesswoman who was the owner and then publisher of the ''New York Post'' for nearly 40 years. She was a granddaughter of financier Jacob Schiff. Schiff was interested in soci ...

; they had 2 children, Fredric Leopold and Theresa "Tess" Leopold. His third wife was Joan Leopold; he also has a stepson, Michael Wilmeth. He was survived by eight grandchildren: Justin, Rebecka, Alexander, Madelyn, Patrick, Caroline, Adele, and Claudia. Funeral services were held at

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