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Famed “Star Wars” Deal Maker Has Died – Dark Horizons
Famed industry exec Tom Pollock has died, passing away of natural causes at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles on Saturday at the age of 77. Pollock was a lawyer whose work ended up having a profound effect on the industry. Launching his own firm in 1970, o…
Famed industry exec Tom Pollock has died, passing away of natural causes at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles on Saturday at the age of 77.
Pollock was a lawyer whose work ended up having a profound effect on the industry. Launching his own firm in 1970, one of his first clients was a young filmmaker named George Lucas. Pollock negotiated a deal for him that saw Lucas securing the merchandising and sequel rights to his upcoming film “Star Wars”.
The result of that ruling made Lucas a fortun…
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