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Rosenman
Rosenman is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Howard Rosenman (born 1945), American film producer *Joel Rosenman Joel Rosenman (born 1942) conceived and co-created the Woodstock Festival in 1969. Rosenman thought of the idea for the three-day concert when he and business partner John Roberts were evaluating a proposal from Michael Lang and Artie Kornfeld for ... (born 1942), founder of Woodstock * Leonard Rosenman (1924–2008), American film, television and concert composer * Samuel Irving Rosenman (1896–1973), American lawyer, judge, activist and speechwriter See also * Rosenman & Colin, a defunct American law firm * Katten Muchin Rosenman, an American law firm {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howard Rosenman
Howard Rosenman (born February 1, 1945), also known as Zvi Howard Rosenman, is an American producer and motion picture executive. He specializes in producing romantic comedy films and documentary films. Some of his most popular productions include '' Father of the Bride'' (1991) starring Steve Martin and Diane Keaton, Joss Whedon's ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' (1992) and ''The Family Man'' (2000) starring Nicolas Cage. Rosenman's documentary film '' Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt'' won the Peabody Award and the 1990 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature; his film '' The Celluloid Closet'' also won the Peabody Award. Life and career Rosenman was born in Brooklyn, New York and grew up in Far Rockaway, Queens, the son of Sima (née Rosenfeld) and Morris Joseph Rosenman, Ashkenazi Jewish parents from Israel whose families had lived in the Old City of Jerusalem and Mea Shearim for seven generations, but immigrated to the United States in the wake of Arab pogroms. R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joel Rosenman
Joel Rosenman (born 1942) conceived and co-created the Woodstock Festival in 1969. Rosenman thought of the idea for the three-day concert when he and business partner John Roberts were evaluating a proposal from Michael Lang and Artie Kornfeld for a recording studio in upstate New York. The four went on to create the event. Rosenman and Roberts are the co-authors of ''Making Woodstock'', originally published as ''Young Men with Unlimited Capital'', a non-fiction account of their exploits as producers of Woodstock. Childhood and education Born the second of three children, Rosenman grew up on Long Island in the town of Cold Spring Harbor, New York. He is Jewish. He attended Princeton University followed by Yale Law School, but sought a career as a professional musician. Early career and media sound In 1967, after hearing Rosenman perform at The Bitter End in Greenwich Village, John Hammond, then head of A&R at Columbia Records, offered Rosenman a recording contract as a vocalist. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonard Rosenman
Leonard Rosenman (September 7, 1924 – March 4, 2008) was an American film, television and concert composer with credits in over 130 works, including '' East of Eden'', '' Rebel Without a Cause'', '' Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home'', '' Beneath the Planet of the Apes'', '' Battle for the Planet of the Apes'', '' Barry Lyndon'', '' Race with the Devil'', and the animated ''The Lord of the Rings.'' Life and career Rosenman was born in Brooklyn, New York, United States. His parents, Rose ( Kantor) and Julius Rosenman, were Jewish immigrants from Poland. He had a younger brother named Paul. After service in the Pacific with the United States Army Air Forces in World War II, Rosenman earned a bachelor's degree in music from the University of California, Berkeley. He also studied composition with Arnold Schoenberg, Roger Sessions and Luigi Dallapiccola. Amongst Rosenman's earliest film work were the scores for James Dean movies '' East of Eden'' (1955) and '' Rebel Without a Cause ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Irving Rosenman
Samuel Irving Rosenman (February 13, 1896 – June 24, 1973) was an American lawyer, judge, Democratic Party activist, and presidential speechwriter. He coined the term "New Deal", and helped articulate liberal policies during the heyday of the New Deal coalition. He was the first person to hold the position of White House Counsel. Personal life and political career Rosenman was born in San Antonio, Texas, the son of Solomon and Ethel (Paler) Rosenman, both Jews. He served in the US Army during World War I and graduated from Columbia Law School in 1919. He was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Delta Sigma Rho. He became active in Democratic politics and was a member of the New York State Assembly (New York Co., 11th D.) in 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925 and 1926; and a justice of the New York Supreme Court (1st D.) from 1936 to 1943. By the mid-1930s, Rosenman had emerged as a leading spokesman for the New York Jewish community. Rosenman was a senior advisor to presidents Franklin Roose ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosenman & Colin
Rosenman & Colin LLP was a New York City-based law firm that practiced from 1912 to 2002, at which point the firm merged with Chicago-based Katten Muchin Zavis to form Katten Muchin Rosenman. The firm previously practiced under the name Rosenman, Colin, Freund, Lewis & Cohen. History The firm was established in 1912, under the name Rosenberg & Ball. As of 1979, the firm was known as Rosenman, Colin, Freund, Lewis & Cohen. In the 1980s, it had one of the largest real estate practices among U.S. law firms. In 1986, when top New York City law firms raised the starting salaries of new associates from $54,000 to $66,000, the firm initially refused to follow suit; months later, however, it fell in line with the other New York City law firms. Rosenman & Colin was well known for its estate and trust planning and administration, real estate, intellectual property and litigation practices. These practice areas have been influential in all aspects of New York City's legal arenas over th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
