Jay Kanter, film producer and agent to the likes of Marlon Brando, Marilyn Monroe and Grace Kelly, has died of natural causes. He was 97.
Jay Kanter, prolific film producer and agent to Hollywood notables including Marlon Brando, Grace Kelly and Marilyn Monroe, has died. He was 97. Kanter died of natural causes Aug. 6 at his home in Beverly Hills, his son Adam Kanter confirmed. The longtime studio executive began his career in the mailroom at MCA, working his way up to assistant to Lew Wasserman — who represented Bette Davis and Ronald Reagan, and later chaired MCA — and eventually, junior agent.
At 17, he joined the Navy, then found his way to MCA after serving during World War II. After the talent agency purchased Universal Pictures in 1962, Kanter relocated to London and for seven years green-lighted European movies for the studio. When Universal shuttered its European operations, he returned to the States to found a production company with industry executives Elliott Kastner and Alan Ladd Jr.
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