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Jay Kanter, agent of Marlon Brando and Marilyn Monroe, dies at 97
Jay Ira Kanter, veteran film producer and agent to a long list of Hollywood stars including Marlon Brando, Grace Kelly, Marilyn Monroe and others, has died. He was 97.
Kanter passed away peacefully surrounded by family at his Beverly Hills home on the morning of August 6.
The agent and executive began his career in the business after serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Kanter applied for a job at MCA and quickly rose through the ranks, mentored by Lew Wasserman.
