Flo Allen, a longtime talent agent who repped Rock Hudson, Julie Andrews, Milton Berle and others and was Denzel Washington’s manager early in his career, has died. She was 88.
Allen, who died August 21 of heart failure in Monterey, CA, worked in the mostly male world of talent reps during the 1970s and ’80s. A native New Yorker who moved to La during childhood, she started her career as a as a private secretary to legendary producer David O. Selznick then moved to an office job at the Louis Shurr Agency before becoming the lone female agent at boutique agency Chasin-Park-Citron, where she spent a decade.
Allen would spend the next 10 years at the pre-merger William Morris Agency and was an Svp in its film and TV departments.
While serving as Hudson’s agent, Allen secured what is believed to be the industry’s first million-dollar-an-episode TV deal when he...
Allen, who died August 21 of heart failure in Monterey, CA, worked in the mostly male world of talent reps during the 1970s and ’80s. A native New Yorker who moved to La during childhood, she started her career as a as a private secretary to legendary producer David O. Selznick then moved to an office job at the Louis Shurr Agency before becoming the lone female agent at boutique agency Chasin-Park-Citron, where she spent a decade.
Allen would spend the next 10 years at the pre-merger William Morris Agency and was an Svp in its film and TV departments.
While serving as Hudson’s agent, Allen secured what is believed to be the industry’s first million-dollar-an-episode TV deal when he...
- 9/6/2018
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Talent agent Florence “Flo” Allen died of heart failure on Wednesday in Monterey County, Calif., her friend and and trustee of her estate Heidi Kleinmaus announced. She was 88.
Allen represented stars like Rock Hudson and Denzel Washington, and brokered the first million-dollar-per-episode TV deal, in the early 1970s, for Hudson in “McMillan & Wife.” She was also a co-producer with Washington at his company, Mundy Lane Productions.
Noted for being a female agent in a male-dominated industry, Allen started her Hollywood career as a private secretary to acclaimed producer David O. Selznick. Later, she worked for 10 years as the only female agent at the agency Chasin-Park-Citron. She then served for 10 years as senior V.P. of the Motion Picture and Television departments at the William Morris Agency. Allen represented numerous actors and writers, including Richard Chamberlain, Julie Andrews, Milton Berle and William Blatty.
Allen was born in New York City,...
Allen represented stars like Rock Hudson and Denzel Washington, and brokered the first million-dollar-per-episode TV deal, in the early 1970s, for Hudson in “McMillan & Wife.” She was also a co-producer with Washington at his company, Mundy Lane Productions.
Noted for being a female agent in a male-dominated industry, Allen started her Hollywood career as a private secretary to acclaimed producer David O. Selznick. Later, she worked for 10 years as the only female agent at the agency Chasin-Park-Citron. She then served for 10 years as senior V.P. of the Motion Picture and Television departments at the William Morris Agency. Allen represented numerous actors and writers, including Richard Chamberlain, Julie Andrews, Milton Berle and William Blatty.
Allen was born in New York City,...
- 9/5/2018
- by Rachel Yang
- Variety Film + TV
Flo Allen, a Hollywood agent and manager who represented the likes of Rock Hudson, Julie Andrews, Milton Berle and Denzel Washington, has died. She was 88.
Allen died Aug. 21 of heart failure in Monterey, California, Heidi Kleinmaus, her friend and the trustee of her estate, told The Hollywood Reporter.
Allen represented Hudson for 20 years and got him what is believed to be the first million-dollar-per-episode TV deal when he starred with Susan Saint James on NBC's McMillan & Wife in the 1970s.
Later, she came out of early retirement to manage Washington's career, working with the actor ...
Allen died Aug. 21 of heart failure in Monterey, California, Heidi Kleinmaus, her friend and the trustee of her estate, told The Hollywood Reporter.
Allen represented Hudson for 20 years and got him what is believed to be the first million-dollar-per-episode TV deal when he starred with Susan Saint James on NBC's McMillan & Wife in the 1970s.
Later, she came out of early retirement to manage Washington's career, working with the actor ...
Flo Allen, a Hollywood agent and manager who represented the likes of Rock Hudson, Julie Andrews, Milton Berle and Denzel Washington, has died. She was 88.
Allen died Aug. 21 of heart failure in Monterey, California, Heidi Kleinmaus, her friend and the trustee of her estate, told The Hollywood Reporter.
Allen represented Hudson for 20 years and got him what is believed to be the first million-dollar-per-episode TV deal when he starred with Susan Saint James on NBC's McMillan & Wife in the 1970s.
Later, she came out of early retirement to manage Washington's career, working with the actor ...
Allen died Aug. 21 of heart failure in Monterey, California, Heidi Kleinmaus, her friend and the trustee of her estate, told The Hollywood Reporter.
Allen represented Hudson for 20 years and got him what is believed to be the first million-dollar-per-episode TV deal when he starred with Susan Saint James on NBC's McMillan & Wife in the 1970s.
Later, she came out of early retirement to manage Washington's career, working with the actor ...
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