- Born
- Died
- Birth nameIrving Paul Lazar
- Nicknames
- Swifty
- Prince of Pitch
- Height5′ 2″ (1.57 m)
- Swifty Lazar was born on March 28, 1907 in Brownsville, Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was a producer and production manager, known for Neighbors (1981), The Thorn Birds (1983) and Robert Kennedy and His Times (1985). He was married to Mary Van Nuys. He died on December 30, 1993 in Beverly Hills, California, USA.
- SpouseMary Van Nuys(1962 - January 1993) (her death)
- Famous inside and outside Hollywood as "Swifty" Lazar - in fact nobody who knew him addressed him as "Swifty", as he hated the nickname.
- Obtained his famous monicker "Swifty" from Humphrey Bogart, having successfully made three deals for Bogie within a single day, in accordance with a bet they had.
- One of his clients was Truman Capote. Both he and Capote have been played by Toby Jones, in Infamous (2006) and Frost/Nixon (2008).
- Legendary Hollywood agent.
- Got his nickname from client Humphrey Bogart when he made five movie deals for the actor in the space of one day.
- [on Walter Winchell] He had a great way of not reaching for a check. He'd feign a move toward it, but if someone made the slightest protest he'd redirect his hand and pick up his water glass. In all the years I knew him I never saw him pay for a meal.
- [on the decline of some major film studios in the 1970s] Tinseltown is disasterville!
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