Jeff Wald, a manager for Helen Reddy, Sylvester Stallone and George Carlin, died Friday at 77. No cause of death was revealed by his daughter, Traci Wald.
“To the very end, he was laughing and fighting for the life he lived with epic proportions in every way,” Traci Wald said in a statement. “He was surrounded by the family he loved so much and the music that was the soundtrack to his life of eternal optimism. We are heartbroken by the loss of our husband, father, friend and fierce advocate for women’s rights and justice for all.”
Born as Jeffrey Sommers in 1944, Wald moved to Los Angeles and formed a company with George Carlin and The Turtles on its roster. He then signed a deal with Capitol Records in a deal tied to Reddy. Wald was married to the actress and singer and worked as her manager throughout their 18-year marriage.
“To the very end, he was laughing and fighting for the life he lived with epic proportions in every way,” Traci Wald said in a statement. “He was surrounded by the family he loved so much and the music that was the soundtrack to his life of eternal optimism. We are heartbroken by the loss of our husband, father, friend and fierce advocate for women’s rights and justice for all.”
Born as Jeffrey Sommers in 1944, Wald moved to Los Angeles and formed a company with George Carlin and The Turtles on its roster. He then signed a deal with Capitol Records in a deal tied to Reddy. Wald was married to the actress and singer and worked as her manager throughout their 18-year marriage.
- 11/13/2021
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Jeff Wald, longtime manager, producer and boxing promoter, died on Friday in Los Angeles. He was 77.
Wald’s death was confirmed to Variety by his daughter Traci Wald. A cause of death was not available.
“To the very end, he was laughing and fighting for the life he lived with epic proportions in every way,” Traci Wald Donat wrote. “He was surrounded by the family he loved so much and the music that was the soundtrack to his life of eternal optimism. We are heartbroken by the loss of our husband, father, friend and fierce advocate for women’s rights and justice for all.”
Born Jeffrey Sommers in 1944, Wald began his career in Chicago as the talent buyer for Mister Kelly’s, The London House and the Happy Medium. In 1968, he moved to Los Angeles and formed a company alongside Ron De Blasio, with George Carlin and The Turtles on its roster,...
Wald’s death was confirmed to Variety by his daughter Traci Wald. A cause of death was not available.
“To the very end, he was laughing and fighting for the life he lived with epic proportions in every way,” Traci Wald Donat wrote. “He was surrounded by the family he loved so much and the music that was the soundtrack to his life of eternal optimism. We are heartbroken by the loss of our husband, father, friend and fierce advocate for women’s rights and justice for all.”
Born Jeffrey Sommers in 1944, Wald began his career in Chicago as the talent buyer for Mister Kelly’s, The London House and the Happy Medium. In 1968, he moved to Los Angeles and formed a company alongside Ron De Blasio, with George Carlin and The Turtles on its roster,...
- 11/13/2021
- by J. Kim Murphy
- Variety Film + TV
'I am a woman" singer Helen Reddy died on 29 September 2020 in Los Angeles aged 78. She suffered from Addison’s disease and dementia in her later years. Reddy's ex-husband Jeff Wald broke his silence by posting on Instagram a heartfelt message stating, "It is with great sadness that I must announce that my first wife of 18 years and the mother of my two eldest children, Helen Reddy, passed suddenly and peacefully at the Motion Picture and Television Home today. It took a while but we managed to become friends again after the divorce. We had many ups and downs, but more ups than downs. Life is precious and short, tell the people you love how you feel and don’t hold grudges."
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It is with great sadness that I must announce that my first wife of 18 years and the mother of my two eldest children, Helen Reddy,...
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It is with great sadness that I must announce that my first wife of 18 years and the mother of my two eldest children, Helen Reddy,...
- 9/30/2020
- by Glamsham Editorial
- GlamSham
Helen Reddy, the Australian singer whose global hit “I Am Woman” became a feminist anthem and who was the subject of a 2019 biopic of the same title, died today in Los Angeles. She was 78.
“It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved mother, Helen Reddy, on the afternoon of September 29th 2020 in Los Angeles,” her children Traci Donat and Jordan Sommers said in a statement. “She was a wonderful Mother, Grandmother and a truly formidable woman. Our hearts are broken. But we take comfort in the knowledge that her voice will live on forever.”
Born on October 25, 1941, in Melbourne; Reddy came from a showbiz family and made her debut onstage at age 4. She first hit the U.S. charts in 1971 with “I Don’t Know How to Love Him,” Mary Magdalene’s big song from Andrew Lloyd Webber’s rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar. About...
“It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved mother, Helen Reddy, on the afternoon of September 29th 2020 in Los Angeles,” her children Traci Donat and Jordan Sommers said in a statement. “She was a wonderful Mother, Grandmother and a truly formidable woman. Our hearts are broken. But we take comfort in the knowledge that her voice will live on forever.”
Born on October 25, 1941, in Melbourne; Reddy came from a showbiz family and made her debut onstage at age 4. She first hit the U.S. charts in 1971 with “I Don’t Know How to Love Him,” Mary Magdalene’s big song from Andrew Lloyd Webber’s rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar. About...
- 9/30/2020
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Helen Reddy, the Australian singer whose early Seventies song “I Am Woman” has served as an empowering feminist anthem for several generations, has died. Her children, Traci Donat and Jordan Sommers, confirmed the news via her official Facebook page on Wednesday.
“It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved mother, Helen Reddy, on the afternoon of September 29th 2020 in Los Angeles,” they wrote in the statement. “She was a wonderful Mother, Grandmother and a truly formidable woman. Our hearts are broken. But we take comfort...
“It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved mother, Helen Reddy, on the afternoon of September 29th 2020 in Los Angeles,” they wrote in the statement. “She was a wonderful Mother, Grandmother and a truly formidable woman. Our hearts are broken. But we take comfort...
- 9/30/2020
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
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