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Mace Neufeld
American film and television producer (1928–2022) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Morris "Mace" Alvin Neufeld (July 13, 1928 – January 21, 2022)[1] was an American film and television producer. Born in New York City, Neufeld began working in the entertainment industry as a songwriter and production assistant in the late 1940s and then as a talent agent, managing comics, actors, musicians and writers, including Don Adams, Don Knotts, Neil Diamond, and the Carpenters. He began producing for television in the 1970s and in 1981 was nominated for a primetime Emmy for the TV movie East of Eden.[1]
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Born | Morris Alvin Neufeld[1] (1928-07-13)July 13, 1928 New York City, New York, U.S. |
Died | January 21, 2022(2022-01-21) (aged 93) |
Education | Stuyvesant High School, Yale University, B.A. |
Occupation(s) | Film and television producer |
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Children | Bradley David Neufeld Glenn Jeremy Neufeld Nancy Ann Neufeld |
Parent(s) | Margaret Ruth (née Braun) Philip M. Neufeld |
Described by the L.A. Times as "a prolific producer with old-school Hollywood charm and a Renaissance-man résumé",[2] Neufeld's first feature film production was the successful horror film The Omen in 1976, starring Gregory Peck and Lee Remick. Three successful sequels followed. In the 1990s and early 2000s, Neufeld produced several screen adaptations of works by author Tom Clancy, beginning with The Hunt for Red October starring Sean Connery and Alec Baldwin and continuing with Patriot Games, Clear and Present Danger and The Sum of All Fears. Film productions in the 2000s included Sahara and Invictus, and in the 2010s, The Equalizer, The Equalizer 2 and the Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan series for Amazon.[2][1]
During his life, Neufeld was honored with lifetime achievement awards from the Israel Film Festival and the Palm Springs Film Festival, as well as a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.[3]