George Litto

George Litto
Born(1930-12-09)December 9, 1930
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedApril 29, 2019(2019-04-29) (aged 88)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
EducationTemple University
OccupationsFilm producer, talent agent

George Litto (December 9, 1930 – April 29, 2019) was an American film producer and talent agent. His production credits included Robert Altman's Thieves Like Us (1974), Jonathan Kaplan's Over the Edge (1979), and three Brian De Palma films, Obsession (1976), Dressed to Kill (1980) and Blow Out (1981).

Biography

Litto was born in Philadelphia, and graduated with a business degree from Temple University. He worked as an assistant at William Morris Agency in 1954, eventually repping Mae West.

In 1965, he started his own agency in Los Angeles, where he specialized in repping screenwriters who had previously been blacklisted. His clients included Waldo Salt, Dalton Trumbo, Ring Lardner Jr., Michael Wilson, Abraham Polonsky, Joseph Losey, Arnold Perl and Hawaii Five-O creator Leonard Freeman. In the following decade, he repped both Robert Altman and Brian De Palma, and would become a producer for their films.

Litto died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles from aortic stenosis. He was survived by his ex-wife and two daughters.

Filmography

Year Title Functioned as Director Notes
Producer Executive
Producer
1967 Pot au feu Yes No Robert Altman Short
1974 Thieves Like Us No Yes
1976 Drive-In No Yes Rod Amateau
Obsession Yes No Brian De Palma
1979 Over the Edge Yes No Jonathan Kaplan
1980 Dressed to Kill Yes No Brian De Palma
1981 Blow Out Yes No
1988 Kansas Yes No David Stevens
1989 Night Game Yes No Peter Masterson
2000 The Crew No Yes Michael Dinner

References

  1. 1 2 3 "George Litto dead at age 88". The Hollywood Reporter. May 7, 2019. Retrieved May 8, 2019.