Talent manager Marty Erlichman, who discovered Barbra Streisand, dies at 97
The gist
Talent manager Marty Erlichman, who discovered Barbra Streisand at 19, died in Los Angeles at 97.
He managed her for over six decades without a contract, an unusually long partnership.
How it unfolded
- Sep 13, 1929Marty Erlichman was born in Brooklyn, New York.
- 1961He began managing Barbra Streisand when she was 19, after hearing her sing in a New York nightclub.
- 1970sTheir professional relationship was interrupted for about 10 years, beginning in the 1970s.