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Adele’s “21” Album Passes the 10 Million Mark in US

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Adele’s “21” Album Passes the 10 Million Mark in US

Adele has crossed a very sacred line in the music business. Her “21′ album passed the 10 million mark this week, making it one of the CDs to attain that level since SoundScan began counting units sold. The “21” album sold 28,000 copies last week, bringing it just over the 10 mil line a few weeks shy of its second birthday. The album launched a few big singles including “Rolling in the Deep” and “Someone Like You.” Since its release, Adele has done little touring but she did have a baby. She also got a big new hit with “Skyfall,” the theme from the new James Bond movie. In the old days an artist with such success would be right back in the studio. But at the rate things are going, we might not see a new Adele album until 2014.

Meanwhile, Rihanna’s peeps are all excited that she sold 238,000 copies in her first week with “Unapologetic,” her second album in two years. It’s her biggest debut in the seven years of her career. But that seems like a small number given the massive amount of publicity Rihanna has gotten, and the zillions of dollars just spent on her Flight of the Damned, the 777 that took press and fans to seven cities in seven days while Rihanna spent most of the time sequestered. Rihanna is a first among strange new performers of this generation. She spends a lot of time stoking the flames of something–passion?– with the boyfriend who famously beat her to a pulp, singer Chris Brown. She also likes to pose naked a lot. Her life is like a carnival with many sideshows.

Dakota Fanning Film to Sundance; “Tim Buckley” Goes to Focus

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Dakota Fanning Film to Sundance; “Tim Buckley” Goes to Focus

The 2013 Sundance Film Festival is lining up its big announcements for tomorrow at 4pm Eastern. So far I did hear that Naomi Foner’s “Very Good Girls” with Dakota Fanning and Lizzie Olsen, is in. Some other titles we’re thinking may have made it, who knows–include “The East,” written by Britt Marling and peppered with an all star cast including Alexander Skarsgard and Patricia Clarkson; also maybe “Kill Your Darlings,” which tells the story of the murder of Beat figure Lucien Carr, featuring Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsburg (played by Daniel Radcliffe); and “At Any Price” with Zac Efron and Dennis Quaid, and also Kim Dickens, which was shown in Toronto is set to be released next year by Sony Pictures Classics.

Meantime, I’ve learned that “Greetings from Tim Buckley,” directed by Dan Algrant, has gone to Focus Films for distribution. The movie will come out next spring, maybe with a premiere tied to the Tribeca Film Festival. (That would make sense.) Penn Badgley stars as Jeff Buckley, and Ben Rosenfield makes a disarming debut as Tim Buckley in flashbacks to when the singer-songwriter was young and just starting out. “Greetings” played in Toronto to much success. It’s an offbeat success of a film, hard to pull of since both father and son are now long dead.

Oscars: Academy Members Must Register to Vote by This Thursday Afternoon

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Attention members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Do you want to vote for the Oscars this year? I was told at lunch today by a friend at the New York branch, the following: all members must contact the Academy and register to vote online (or by paper if you have no access to a computer) by this Thursday, November 30th. If you’re not registered, you won’t be able to vote online or on paper. Period. There’s some fear now that a lot of people are still not signed up for the new system. In this, maybe the best year for Oscar potential films in a generation, it would be a debacle if someone tried to vote and found out they couldn’t. Visit the academy website for more info, or just call ’em.

Silver Linings, Moonrise Kingdom, Beasts Rule Indie Spirit Awards

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Silver Linings, Moonrise Kingdom, Beasts Rule Indie Spirit Awards

David O. Russell’s “Silver Linings Playbook,” Wes Anderson’s “Moonrise Kingdom,” and “Beasts of the Southern Wild” got the bulk of nominations for the Indie Spirit Awards, announced this afternoon.  The Spirit noms reflect real indie films this year, and it’s a good mix. I’m particularly thrilled that Linda Cardellini is nomination from a very small, excellent film called “Return.” You may recall I raved about the film from Cannes. Meredith Vieira produced it. “Return” was in the the Directors Fortnight; I watched it on a video monitor, of all things. Also the talented Rashida Jones and Will McCormack were nominated for Best First Screenplay for “Celeste and Jesse Forever.” This was another little gem of the year, not seen by many people.

PS Sundance announces its main line up tomorrow. Check in here to see who made it. I’m told Naomi Foner’s “Very Good Girls” with Dakota Fanning and Lizzie Olsen was accepted. Congrats!

BEST FEATURE
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Michael Gottwald, Dan Janvey & Josh Penn (producers)
Bernie
Liz Glotzer, Richard Linklater, David McFadzean, Dete Meserve, Judd Payne, Celine Rattray, Martin Shafer, Ginger Sledge, Matt Williams (producers)
Keep the Lights On
Marie Therese Guirgis, Lucas Joaquin, Ira Sachs (producers)
Moonrise Kingdom
Wes Anderson, Jeremy Dawson, Steven Rales, Scott Rudin (producers)
Silver Linings Playbook
Bruce Cohen, Donna Gigliotti, Jonathan Gordon (producers)

BEST DIRECTOR
Wes Anderson, Moonrise Kingdom
Julia Loktev, The Loneliest Planet
David O. Russell, Silver Linings Playbook
Ira Sachs, Keep the Lights On
Benh Zeitlin, Beasts of the Southern Wild

BEST SCREENPLAY
Wes Anderson & Roman Coppola, Moonrise Kingdom
Zoe Kazan, Ruby Sparks
Martin McDonagh, Seven Psychopaths
David O. Russell, Silver Linings Playbook
Ira Sachs, Keep the Lights On

BEST FIRST FEATURE
(Award given to the director and producer)
Fill the Void
Rama Burshtein (director); Assaf Amir (producer)
Gimme the Loot
Adam Leon (director); Dominic Buchanan, Natalie Difford, Jamund Washington (producers)
Safety Not Guaranteed
Colin Trevorrow (director); Derek Connolly, Stephanie Langhoff, Peter Saraf, Colin Trevorrow, Marc Turtletaub (producers)
Sound of My Voice
Zal Batmanglij (director); Brit Marling, Hans Ritter, Shelley Surpin (producers)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Stephen Chbosky (director);  Lianne Halfon, John Malkovich, Russell Smith (producers)

BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY
Rama Burshtein, Fill the Void
Derek Connolly, Safety Not Guaranteed
Christopher Ford, Robot & Frank
Rashida Jones & Will McCormack, Celeste and Jesse Forever
Jonathan Lisecki, Gayby

JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD
(Given to the best feature made for under $500,000. Award given to the writer, director, and producer. Executive Producers are not awarded.)
Breakfast with Curtis
Laura Colella (writer-director-producer)
Middle of Nowhere
Ava DuVernay (writer-director-producer); Howard Barish, Paul Garnes (producers)
Mosquita y Mari
Aurora Guerrero (writer-director); Chad Burris (producer)
Starlet
Sean Baker (writer-director); Blake Ashman-Kipervaser, Kevin Chinoy, Patrick Cunningham, Chris Maybach, Francesca Silvestri (producers)
The Color Wheel
Alex Ross Perry (writer-director-producer); Carlen Altman (writer)

BEST FEMALE LEAD
Linda Cardellini, Return
Emayatzy Corinealdi, Middle of Nowhere
Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
Quvenzhané Wallis, Beasts of the Southern Wild
Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Smashed

BEST MALE LEAD
Jack Black, Bernie
Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook
John Hawkes, The Sessions
Thure Lindhardt, Keep the Lights On
Matthew McConaughey, Killer Joe
Wendell Pierce, Four

BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE
Rosemarie DeWitt, Your Sister’s Sister
Ann Dowd, Compliance
Helen Hunt, The Sessions
Brit Marling, Sound of My Voice
Lorraine Toussaint, Middle of Nowhere

BEST SUPPORTING MALE
Matthew McConaughey, Magic Mike
David Oyelowo, Middle of Nowhere
Michael Péna, End of Watch
Sam Rockwell, Seven Psychopaths
Bruce Willis, Moonrise Kingdom

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Yoni Brook, Valley of Saints
Lol Crawley, Here
Ben Richardson, Beasts of the Southern Wild
Roman Vasyanov, End of Watch
Robert Yeoman, Moonrise Kingdom

BEST DOCUMENTARY
(Award given to the director and producer)
How to Survive a Plague
David France (director); David France, Howard Gertler (producers)
Marina Abramović: The Artist is Present
Matthew Akers (director); Maro Chermayeff, Jeff Dupre (producers)
The Central Park Five
Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, David McMahon (directors-producers)
The Invisible War
Kirby Dick (director); Tanner King Barklow, Amy Ziering (producers)
The Waiting Room
Peter Nicks (director-producer); Linda Davis, William B. Hirsch (producers)

BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
(Award given to the director)
Amour (France), Michael Haneke
Once Upon A Time in Anatolia (Turkey), Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Rust And Bone (France/Belgium), Jacques Audiard
Sister (Switzerland), Ursula Meier
War Witch (Democratic Republic of Congo), Kim Nguyen

16th ANNUAL PIAGET PRODUCERS AWARD
(The 16th annual Piaget Producers Award honors emerging producers who, despite highly limited resources demonstrate the creativity, tenacity, and vision required to produce quality, independent films. The award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant funded by Piaget.)
Nobody Walks, Alicia Van Couvering (producer)
Prince Avalanche, Derrick Tseng (producer)
Stones in the Sun, Mynette Louie (producer)

19th ANNUAL SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD
(The 19th annual Someone to Watch Award recognizes a talented filmmaker of singular vision who has not yet received appropriate recognition. The award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant.)
Pincus, David Fenster (director)
Gimme the Loot, Adam Leon (director)
Electrick Children, Rebecca Thomas (director)

STELLA ARTOIS TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD
(The 18th annual Truer Than Fiction Award is presented to an emerging director of non-fiction features who has not yet received significant recognition. The award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant.)
Leviathan, Lucien Castaing-Taylor and Véréna Paravel (directors)
The Waiting Room, Peter Nicks (director)
Only the Young, Jason Tippet & Elizabeth Mims (directors)

ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD
(Given to one film’s director, casting director, and its ensemble cast)
Starlet, Sean Baker (director); Julia Kim (casting director); Dree Hemingway, Besedka Johnson, Karren Karagulian, Stella Maeve, James Ransone (cast)

Jared Leto Says No One Passed Out from Not Eating on Set of “Dallas Buyer’s Club”

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by PAULA SCHWARTZ, Special to Showbiz411— Upsets began early last night at the Gotham Awards at Cipriani Wall Street when the first award, the Audience Award, went to director Bartholomew Cubbins for his film “Artifact.” He beat out favored “Beasts of the Southern Wild” directed by Benh Zeitlin. Even Cubbins was shocked. “I feel like ‘Beasts of the Southern Wild’ should be up here with me,” he said. The movie is about the rock group 30 Seconds to Mars, fronted by musician-actor Jared Leto (“My So Called Life”).

Cubbins, in fact, is none other than Leto’s pseudonym. When Leto/Cubbins took the stage, most of the audience didn’t know what was going on. Leto is emaciated. (Editor’s note: he actually looks like a young Courteney Cox.) The musician-turned-actor-turned director was unrecognizable; he’s become gaunt for his first movie role in five years, as a transsexual in “Dallas Buyers Club.” He was so skinny that few journalists bothered interviewing him because they didn’t recognize who he was. The only give away that it was Leto was the actor’s piercing blue eyes. The actor, who was slender to begin with, dropped the weight because it was essential for his part in the film as a transgendered person.

The star of “Dallas,” Matthew McConaughey, who plays a man diagnosed with HIV/AIDS, became even skinnier than Leto.  Pictures that have been circulating of the “Magic Mike” star are downright scary. Asked if people dropped like flies from hunger on the set, Leto said, “No one passed out.”

Leto explained how he prepared for the role. “I waxed my body and my entire eyebrows too. Feel if you want, nice and smooth,” Leto said, and motioned to a reporter to touch the back of his hand. “I just immersed myself in their culture and the people and I hope I can represent them as honorably as possible.”

A highlight of the evening was Matt Damon’s tribute and his very funny speech. (Also honored were Marion Cotillard, David O. Russell and Jeff Skoll of Participant Media). In the press room, the good-natured actor batted back questions that ranged from mundane to silly to surreal.

How does it feel at his still very young age to be honored for his career when he’s only, hopefully, half way through it? “I hope this is like a buoy marker. Like kind of a half-time thing and that I can do this for another 15 years. That would be cool.”

Fame can stunt some people, another journalist said. How did he guard against that?

“I have a team of people who do that for me,” he deadpanned.

Watching footage of his career tonight were there moments when he forgot what he’d done or moments that made him cringe with embarrassment. “I watch it and I just try to think, like who they don’t have a deal with? Who won’t release their footage, kind of like, ‘Those bastards!” (Clearly there was no problem getting footage from his classic ‘The Legend of Bagger Vance.’)

In his speech the actor mentioned how he got a free Calvin Klein suit early in his career. Someone asked what was his biggest fashion transformation? Was it the suit? “My wife would probably tell you that I haven’t transformed at all fashion wise. There are these things where they give you a suit, so it looks like you know what the hell you’re doing, but there are plenty of paparazzi shots of me walking around in my own clothes that prove that I have absolutely no fashion sense.”

Whose suit is he wearing tonight? “Calvin Klein again,” Damon said. “I actually forgot to say that because that was what made me think of it. I was putting it on and I saw it was Calvin Klein. You know it was another free suit. Again, that surreal part of my life.”

In an alternate universe, if you were elected president, a reporter started to ask, when Damon interrupted her with, “Can I fly? As long as we’re in an alternate universe can I have some superpowers?”

No, what would you do, the journalist asked? “What would I do if I were the president or if I could fly?”

As for whether it would be surreal if he and Ben Affleck — who won Oscars together in 1998 for writing “Good Will Hunting”– faced off against each other at the Oscars, Damon replied, “There’s no against at that point.”

Mystery: Lisa DeKooning, Only Child of Famed Artist, Dies at Age 56 in Virgin Islands

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Mystery: Lisa DeKooning, Only Child of Famed Artist, Dies at Age 56 in Virgin Islands

I was surprised and saddened to read of the death of Lisa deKooning tonight– in the paid obit section of the New York Times. The 56 year old only child of great Dutch born American artist Willem deKooning was listed in the Times as “Johanna” when everyone everywhere knew her as Lisa. She was a resident and regular of the Hamptons where she maintained her father’s studio. She also lived in the Virgin Islands, and that’s where she died on Friday.

Her death, according to reports, followed a fall, and is something of a mystery. It was only a little over a year ago that Lisa had an altercation with police in the Bahamas, and was arrested. She had already had a wild life, especially in the mid 1980s when she was associated with drug dealers and the Hell’s Angels.

http://tinyurl.com/bq962sb

Lisa deKooning’s mother was not Elaine deKooning, wife of the artist for 46 years until her death. Her mother was Joan Ward, with whom Willem deKooning had a separate relationship in the 1950s and 60s. Lisa was his only child. When Elaine died and then her father, Lisa became the sole heir to the great artist’s estate. She did a lot important work for her father’s legacy. With the help of attorney John Eastman (brother of the late Linda McCartney), Lisa set up a Foundation in her father’s memory. (He died in 1991.) She also helped organize his estate and art works.

In a newspaper clip from the Times long ago, one deKooning lawyer described Lisa as “free spirit.” She was certainly a unique individual, and someone who was a force and a character in the small town world of the Hamptons. She was always fun to run into at parties or events, and she was always inviting new people over to see her father’s work and her own work. She died way too young at age 56, and leaves three children.

(Lisa deKooning is the third person I knew who has died in the last few days. Getting older is not so much fun when these things happen.)

Matt Damon to “Silver Linings” Director: I’m Hunting You Down Like Sarah Palin

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Matt Damon to “Silver Linings” Director: I’m Hunting You Down Like Sarah Palin

The Gotham Awards were the place to be last night, where crowds of hot young actors and directors jammed into Cipriani downtown at 55 Wall Street. The big winners were Wes Anderson’s “Moonrise Kingdom,” director Benh Zeitlin of “Beasts of the Southern Wild,” and a charming, really small budget movie called “Your Sister’s Sister.” (It was made for $80,000.) But the star power made up for it all, with yours truly getting to sit at the table of dazzling honoree Marion Cotillard, who was toasted by actor Billy Crudup for her work in “Rust and Bone.” Also at the table, Marion’s hunky co-star in the film, Matthias Schoenaerts.

Oscar winner Cotillard and Crudup — versatile from “Arcadia” on Broadway to “Almost Famous” on film– turn out to be friends for some time. (Relax, tabloid fiends, they’re just friends.) Marion told me: “He is very frustrating. He doesn’t know how good he is.”

But it was Matt Damon’s table adjacent that really had some action, with John Krasinski and wife Emily Blunt, plus Damon and his wife Lucia, “Promised Land” director Gus van Sant, Rosemarie Dewitt and actor husband Ron Livingston, and occasional drop-ins from the table behind them from their “Promised Land” co-star Frances McDormand. (The movie, which comes out in December, is very good.)

When it was “Silver Linings Playbook” director David O. Russell’s turn to accept his career award (presented by Amy Adams and Jacki Weaver), Russell noted all the great actors he’d worked with. “And I’m hunting down you, Matt Damon.”

Damon returned the compliment. “You’re the wolf and I’m like Sarah Palin in the helicopter with a rifle, and I’m going to get you,” he said, jokingly, to Russell.

Krasinski got some of the best laughs of the night by reading imdb.com message board comments about Damon aloud. One of them, from rainbowdelacruz, posted in September was a big hit: “I must admit right now Im not a big fan of Matt Damon. It just seem like he only plays the clever one of the movies Ive seen with him.  But I wanna try to give him a chance.  Is there any recommendable movies that he made where he doesnt play the clever one?”

If Hollywood events are often notable for the, er, eclectic state of women’s formal wear, it was very interesting to see how the New York acting set spiffed up. Cotillard, Adams, and Blunt, as well as most of other women in the room including Famke Janssen and up and comer Mickey Sumner, acquitted themselves elegantly. I was very proud of the home team.

Cutest scene of the night: Matthias, who’s at least six foot 1, bending down to meet 9 year old Quvenzhané Wallis, star of “Beasts of the Southern Wild.” “I loved you in your film,” Matthias said. If he’d asked, she’d have him given him her first autograph.

Happy to see: Charlie Herman, older brother of Paulie Herman, who plays Robert DeNiro’s sidekick in “Silver Linings Playbook.” Charlie and Paulie used to run the famed and legendary Columbus Restaurant on Columbus Avenue back in the 80s. Charlie, still tall and handsome, told he’s retired to Santa Monica. He’s very proud of his brother, who really has a hilarious role in the Oscar buzzed “Silver Linings.” Also there from the Russell film: Shea Wigham, John Ortiz (who gave Billy Crudup a bear hug), and Jacki Weaver, who’s getting a lot of Best Supporting Actress heat for her role as Bradley Cooper’s mother.

Meantime, Harvey Weinstein cut out out a few minutes early to host a party for Brad Pitt, James Gandolfini and co for their film, “Killing Them Softly” at Bungalow 8. Harvey and Brad had no trouble pulling a hot looking crowd on a Monday night. I ran into old friends Vince Curatola (Johnny Sack from “The Sopranos”) and his beautiful wife Maureen. Big stars big security: bodyguards were almost one to one in proportion to guests last night. And that was in the club!

Oscar Winning “Chicago” Producer Marty Richards Dies

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Oscar Winning “Chicago” Producer Marty Richards Dies

Just heard: Oscar winning “Chicago” producer Marty Richards died today at age 80 after a long, tough battle with cancer. A beloved figure on Broadway and among New York society, Marty was also a friend of mine and so many others. He was a relative-in-law also of actor Michael Douglas who came with wife Catherine Zeta Jones last January to Marty’s big birthday party. (They were related through Marty’s late wife, Marylea Johnson, a cousin of Michael’s mother.)

Marty knew how to live in style, and didn’t want to be too ill from cancer to enjoy himself and all his friends. So the party was in January instead of March, hedging his bets. It turned out he was still very well in March anyway.

Among the other shows he produced on Broadway was “The Life” starring Chita Rivera and Lillias White. I do hope Broadway dims its lights tomorrow night for this wonderful friend and patron of the arts.

Marty’s other Broadway credits as producer: several versions of “Sweeney Todd,” and “La Cage aux Folles,” also partnered with our late pal, Pierre Cossette on “The Will Rogers Follies” and many more. He will be sorely, sorely missed.

“Two and A Half Men” Kid Says Stop Watching Show, “It’s Filth” (See Video On Home Page)

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“Two and A Half Men” Kid Says Stop Watching Show, “It’s Filth” (See Video On Home Page)

Angus T. Jones, the 19 year old who’s made millions appearing on “Two and A Half Men,” now tells his Christian followers to stop watching the show. “It’s filth,” he says in a video posted to YouTube of his “testimony” at a Christian church in Los Angeles. This is hilarious. Not very talented, and lucky to have been on the show and made so much money at a young age, Jones now says he’d like to be off the show. He may get his wish. Insiders tell me say CBS is preparing to wrap up “Two and A Half Men” at the end of this season.

Here’s the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTju7uI8-1o&feature=player_embedded. You can catch Jones’s remarks at 7:30. “Please stop watching it. Please stop filling your head with filth. People say it’s entertainment. Do some research on the effects of television and your brain. It’s bad news.”

“You cannot be a true god fearing person and be on a show like that,” Jones says. He’s made several million dollars doing just that, however.

For me personally: I can’t wait to read Chuck Lorre’s memoirs. First it was Charlie Sheen, now it’s the kid. Jones is suggesting that Satan is at work or something when it comes to “Men” and television.

The video is featured on our home page video player below.

Jones’s agents at Paradigm are probably on the ledge right about now.

http://www.vop.com/article/1096/site-categories/today-at-vop/angus-t-jones-testimony

Pete Bennett, Famed Promo Man for the Beatles, Dies at 77

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Pete Bennett, Famed Promo Man for the Beatles, Dies at 77

I just heard that Pete Bennett died on Thanksgiving. What a shame. He was a great guy, an original, the real thing. He was one of those people who really made the Beatles what they were in the US. I’ll never forget Pete showing up at Westbury Music Fair in 1999 and helping us film for “Only the Strong Survive.”Also Pete gave me a bootleg DVD of “The Concert for Bangla Desh” long before one was really available. He knew everything, and had everything.

Here’s what his office sent:

The man Billboard Magazine named “World’s Top Promotion Man,” Pete Bennett, 77, died suddenly of a heart attack Thanksgiving day in Connecticut.

Bennett, born in the Bronx, NY is credited for propelling the careers of the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Michael Jackson, The Who, Simon and Garfunkel, James Taylor and many others.

Described by Paul McCartney as “the promotion man responsible for getting the Beatles on the radio,” Bennett was named Director of Promotion for the Beatles’ Apple Records label in 1968.  After the break-up of the group, Bennett guided the promotional efforts to radio for the solo releases by John Lennon, Ringo Starr, George Harrison and McCartney.

Over the years in interviews when Bennett was asked why his services were in such demand, he would say “I make unknowns into stars and stars into superstars.”

Among his many legendary achievements, Bennett, working side-by-side with Harrison, produced the world’s first global charity event, “The Concert for Bangladesh,” at Madison Square Garden in 1971.  The former Beatle requested Bennett to use his clout and relationships to secure some of the biggest rock stars of the time, including Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr, Leon Russell and Billy Preston.

In 1975 when Michael Jackson and his brothers were looking to leave Motown Records, Bennett orchestrated a deal to bring the Jacksons to Epic Records.

Well known for his eye for talent, Bennett is recognized as the first music executive to discover Aerosmith front man Steven Tyler, when he was in a Yonkers, NY band called Chain Reaction.

As impactful as Bennett’s accomplishments were in the music industry, his long list of relationships spanned a who’s who of politics, sports, television and movies, including Bob Hope, Muhammad Ali, Richard Nixon, Elvis Presley, Dick Clark, Nat King Cole, John Wayne and Bobby Vinton.

Bennett is survived by his wife of 47 years, Annette, and his two sons, Peter and Joseph, all of Connecticut.  Services will be private. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the American Heart Association.

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