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Jerry Weintraub: Hollywood Deal Maker Tells All

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Partner:: Commonwealth Club
Location:: The Commonwealth Club of California
San Francisco, CA
Event Date:: 04.12.10
Speakers:: Mary G. F. Bitterman,; Jerry Weintraub
Tags:: hollywood; elvis; george h.w. bush

Summary: Jerry Weintraub, the producer of films from Oh God, The Karate Kid and Nashville to the recent Oceans Eleven, Twelve and Thirteen, discusses his friendships with George Clooney, George H.W. Bush, Frank Sinatra, Elvis and other famed politicians, stars and confidants.

Weintraub is a self-made, Brooklyn-born, Bronx-raised impresario, Hollywood producer and legendary deal maker. Don't miss this opportunity to go beyond the glitz and glamour to get the real dirt on what goes on inside Hollywood, and Weintraub's role at the heart of it all.

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Mary G. F. Bitterman

Before becoming President of The Bernard Osher Foundation, Mary G.F. Bitterman most recently served as President and CEO of The James Irvine Foundation, an independent grantmaking foundation serving Californians, and as President and CEO of KQED, one of the leading public broadcasting centers in the United States. She has served also as Executive Director of the Hawaii Public Broadcasting Authority, Director of the Voice of America, Director of the Hawaii State Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, and Director of the East-West Center's Institute of Culture and Communication.

Bitterman currently is a director (and Chairman) of the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), The Bernard Osher Foundation, Bank of Hawaii, Barclays Global Investors, Santa Clara University, and the Commonwealth Club of California. She has produced several documentaries for public television and has written on telecommunications development and the role of media in developing societies. She is an Honorary Member of the National Presswomen's Federation and a Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration. Bitterman received her B.A. from Santa Clara University and her M.A. and Ph.D. from Bryn Mawr College.

Jerry Weintraub

Jerry Weintraub is the producer of films from Oh God, The Karate Kid and Nashville to the recent Oceans Eleven, Twelve and Thirteen. Author of When I Stop Talking, You'll Know I'm Dead: Useful Stories from a Persuasive Man.

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01.: Introduction

03 min 45 sec

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02.: Reflections on Bernard Osher

02 min 20 sec

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03.: Reflections on His Parents

06 min 50 sec

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04.: Family, Film, and Travel

02 min 38 sec

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05.: Reflections on Armand Hammer

03 min 35 sec

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06.: Getting into Brezhnev's Funeral

05 min 23 sec

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07.: Attending the Funeral

04 min 04 sec

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08.: Becoming Friends with George H.W. Bush

05 min 13 sec

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09.: Balancing Politics and Personal Life

02 min 27 sec

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10.: The 'Ocean's Club'

02 min 39 sec

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11.: Clooney and Pitt Stories

04 min 17 sec

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12.: Producing a Tour for Elvis

03 min 00 sec

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13.: Raising the Money for the Tour

03 min 26 sec

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14.: Meeting Elvis

02 min 19 sec

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15.: Challenges in Producing the Tour

03 min 43 sec

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16.: Favorite Films

03 min 18 sec

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17.: Philanthropic Work

02 min 16 sec

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18.: Upcoming Projects

01 min 05 sec

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19.: Advice for Aspiring Filmmakers

01 min 23 sec

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20.: Closing Comments

02 min 07 sec

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Vodka and M&Ms: Drinking with Clooney and Pitt

02 min 14 sec

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Legendary film producer Jerry Weintraub tells the story of an epic drinking contest between himself, George Clooney, and Brad Pitt on a private jet returning home from a shoot in Italy.
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Hollywood: District of the city of Los Angeles, Calif., U.S. Its name is synonymous with the American movie industry. In 1887 it was laid out as a subdivision by Harvey Wilcox, a prohibitionist who envisioned a community based on his religious principles. It was consolidated with Los Angeles in 1910 and became the centre of the movie industry by 1915. By the 1960s it also was the source of much American network television programming.; Hollywood on britannica.com