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Biography. Jaffe was born in Brooklyn, New York, and began his career as a literary agent, working with authors such as Reginald Rose (Twelve Angry Men, 1954), Joseph Heller (Catch-22, 1961, Something Happened, 1974), and Philip Roth (Goodbye, Columbus, 1959, Portnoy's Complaint, 1969, American Pastoral, 1997, and The Human Stain, 2001
Herb Jaffe was born on 20 May 1921 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer, known for Fright Night (1985), Time After Time (1979) and Remote Control (1988). He died on 7 December 1991 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- May 20, 1921
- December 7, 1991
Herb Jaffe Biography (c. 1921-1991) Born c. 1921, in New York, NY; died of cancer, December 7, 1991, in Beverly Hills, CA. Producer, studio executive, and literary agent.
Milius' second feature film, it was produced by Herb Jaffe for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and distributed in the U.S. by United Artists and internationally by Columbia Pictures. It received generally positive reviews from critics, and was a moderate commercial success.
Dec 9, 1991 · Herb Jaffe, the onetime literary agent who subsequently became United Artists' chief of production and then an independent film producer, died Saturday.
Herb Jaffe was born on 20 May 1921 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer, known for Fright Night (1985), Time After Time (1979) and Remote Control (1988). He died on 7 December 1991 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Jaffe family (Hebrew: יפה) is a distinguished Ashkenazi Jewish Rabbinic family, members of which have produced numerous famous rabbis, court Jews, Talmudic scholars, scientists, businessmen, academics and politicians.
