Edward R. Pressman was an American film producer and founder of the production company Edward R. Pressman Film Corporation. Pressman was born to a Jewish family in New York City, the son of Lynn and Jack Pressman, known as the “King of Marbles”, who founded the Pressman Toy Corporation.
Edward R. Pressman Obituary
The US producer died in Los Angeles on January 17. A statement said he “passed away peacefully surrounded by friends, family, and members of the Pressman Film company”.
Born in New York on April 11, 1943, he was the son of Jack and Lynn Pressman who founded games manufacturer Pressman Toy, which celebrated its centenary last year. In his youth, Pressman sold popcorn in his uncle Moe Lane’s movie theatre, The Tribune.
Pressman studied philosophy at Stanford University before attending graduate school at the London School of Economics where he met director Paul Williams. In 1966, the two collaborated on the short film Girl, based on the Beatles’ song of the same name.