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Fred Weintraub (born April 27, 1928) is an American film and television producer.
Weintraub is the original owner and host of The Bitter End in New York City's Greenwich Village. Weintraub's discovered acts as Peter, Paul and Mary, Lenny Bruce (with whom he was arrested for obscenity), Randy Newman and The Isley Brothers. The club also featured early performances of Neil Diamond, Woody Allen, Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, Ricky Nelson, Nina Simone, Dustin Hoffman, Charles Aznavour, Lily Tomlin, Stevie Wonder, Kris Kristofferson, Joni Mitchell, George Carlin, Bob Dylan, Harry Chapin, Bill Cosby and Phil Ochs. During the early 1960s The Bitter End hosted "Open Mike" Hootenannies every Tuesday night, showcasing young, old, known and unknown folksingers.
Moving west in the mid 1960s, Weintraub created, wrote, and produced several television shows including Hootenanny and Dukes of Hazzard. Beginning with Rage then Enter the Dragon Weintraub produced dozens of movies, many with a martial arts theme as well as directing a documentary on Bruce Lee, Bruce Lee: The Curse of the Dragon (1993).
Bruce Lee (Chinese: 李小龍; born Lee Jun-fan, Chinese: 李振藩; November 27, 1940 – July 20, 1973) was a Hong Kong American martial artist, action film actor, martial arts instructor, philosopher, filmmaker, and the founder of Jeet Kune Do. Lee was the son of Cantonese opera star Lee Hoi-Chuen. He is widely considered by commentators, critics, media and other martial artists to be one of the most influential martial artists of all time, and a pop culture icon of the 20th century. He is often credited with helping to change the way Asians were presented in American films.
Lee was born in Chinatown, San Francisco on November 27, 1940 to parents from Hong Kong and was raised in Kowloon with his family until his late teens. He was introduced to the film industry by his father and appeared in several films as a child actor. Lee moved to the United States at the age of 18 to receive his higher education, at the University of Washington, at Seattle and it was during this time that he began teaching martial arts. His Hong Kong and Hollywood-produced films elevated the traditional Hong Kong martial arts film to a new level of popularity and acclaim, sparking a surge of interest in Chinese martial arts in the West in the 1970s. The direction and tone of his films changed and influenced martial arts and martial arts films in the United States, Hong Kong and the rest of the world.
Fred Weintraub, the producer of ENTER THE DRAGON and author of the new memoir, BRUCE LEE, WOODSTOCK AND ME, answers a question about the mysterious death of Bruce Lee. http://www.fredweintraub.com/index.php?page=book
A mini tour through the career of Fred Weintraub, the man behind The Bitter End, Enter the Dragon, the Woodstock movie, and other cultural icons as detailed in his memoir, BRUCE LEE, WOODSTOCK AND ME. www.fredweintraub.com
Producer Fred Weintraub discusses the decision to use split-screen effects in the classic music documentary, "Woodstock." http://www.fredweintraub.com/index.php?page=book
Dave Lefkowitz interviews film producer and Bitter End club owner Fred Weintraub Topics include: Bruce Lee, The Bitter End, film. Segment originally aired March 31, 2012 on the "Dave's Gone By" radio program hosted by Dave Lefkowitz. Note: Interview segments extracted from "Dave's Gone By" may have music and other elements removed for timing and media re-posting considerations. For the full interview with all elements, please visit the audio of the complete original broadcast. Complete Original Broadcast: http://www.totaltheater.com/?q=node/4475 All content (c)2012 TotalTheater Productions. More information on Dave's Gone By: http://www.davesgoneby.com
Fred speaks about "Murdoch's Mess" on First Business (http://firstbusinessnews.com)
THIS VIDEO BELONGS TO JOHNNYRAY GASCA, and was recorded for all the fans of Bruce Lee and martial arts cinema. On April 17th, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences screened Enter the Dragon to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the film's release. The Academy screened their 35mm preservation print of the film, never before screened for the public. This is the intro by Stephen Chin and the panel discussion before the movie, featuring Shannon Lee, Bob Wall, John Saxon, Fred Weintraub, Paul Heller, Gil Hubbs, and the legendary music composer Lalo Schifrin.
A brief history of IDEA by Fred Weintraub, former director for governmental affairs at CEC
Lee, a Shaolin martial artist, helps the British Intelligence in an undercover mission to nab Han, who is involved in drug trafficking and sex trade. Initial release: July 26, 1973 (Hong Kong) Directors: Bruce Lee, Robert Clouse Music director: Lalo Schifrin Producers: Bruce Lee, Raymond Chow, Fred Weintraub, Paul Heller, Leonard Ho
FDR Presidential Library and Museum presents Stanley Weintraub author of "Pearl Harbor Christmas: A World at War, December 1941"
The Best of Martial Arts - The Greatest Martial Arts Action Ever In One Feature-Length Collection! Together for the first time: all the greatest martial arts stars, all the finest fighting sequences ever filmed. Fred Weintraub, the producer of 'Enter the Dragon' and 'China 'O' Brien' has painstakingly compiled from hundreds of movies and literally millions of feet of film the finest fight scens ever put onto celluloid. Featuring leading martial arts stars past and present: including the legendary Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Cynthia Rothrock, Sho Kosugi, Andela Mao and Lee Van Cleef. All these stars plus many more are brought together in their finest fight scenes, including exclusive footage never seen before. These are the fighters who have refined the standards for all action movies - trul...
THANKS TO THE SONGS OWNER:, (IF YOU ASK ME I DELETE YOUR SONG) jonjamg Brillantspecial makrogroove 990jur Stompy23 phonomono78s Heinz Becker Michael Johnson lindyhoppers Aaron1912 Jonathan Holmes GERMANY 0:00 1)Weintraub Syncopators - Nimm dich in acht vor blonden Frauen- 1930 2:45 2)Stampede - Fred Bird The Salon Symphonie Jazzband-1926 5:56 3)Sam Wooding Orchester - Shanghai Shuffle- 1925 8:33 4)Julian Fuhs - Copenhagen - 1925 10:46 5)Eric Borchard's Jazzband- SHUFFLIN' MOSE -1924 FRANCE 13:50 6)Stiklen´s Orchestra - si fatigue- 1924 17:01 7)Orchestre Billy Max - Out Bois De Boulogne Way - 1924 20:13 8)Fred Melé- ORIGINAL SMACK BOTTOM- 1926 ENGLAND 23:15 9)Bert Firman's Dance Orchestra, Static Strut- 1926 25:31 10) Savoy Havana Band- Masculine Women, Feminine Men - 1926 28:20 11)Jack ...
An American citizen is recruited by the government to take on a secret mission in an Asian country, where he participates in a challenge to the death against deadly martial arts masters.
When a person murders, it's a crime. When a government murders, it's a cover-up. A crusading TV journalist (Amy Irving - Yentl, Traffic) is on to the biggest story of her career... if she lives to tell it. Irving, Andy Garcia, Lou Diamond Phillips and Robert Duvall join forces for A Show of Force, a taut political thriller based on one of the biggest scandals in Puerto Rican history: the brutal 1987 killing of two young men at a mountaintop broadcast tower. Were they terrorists, as the government claims? Or were they student activists lured to their deaths by the FBI? A Show of Force travels a treacherous path of lies and violence to find an answer.
Recruited by an intelligence agency, outstanding martial arts student Bruce Lee participates in a brutal karate tournament hosted by the evil Han. Along with champions Roper and Williams, he uncovers Han's white slavery and drug trafficking ring located on a secret island fortress. In the exciting climax, hundreds of freed prisoners fight in an epic battle with Lee and Han locked in a deadly duel. ©1973 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Proposition 61: Would prohibit California state agencies from paying more for prescription drugs than the United States Department of Veterans Affairs pays. CALIFORNIA VOTES: A Debate on Proposition 61, presented by Capitol Weekly and Capital Public Radio Moderated by Daniel Weintraub of The California Health Report Panelists in favor: Rand Martin, MVM Strategy Group; Garry South, Garry South Group Panelists in opposition: Kathy Fairbanks, Bicker Castillo Fairbanks Public Affairs; Fred Romero, American GI Forum
Recognizing a growing demand among clients for the flexibility and adaptability that is often absent from larger firms, six veteran Los Angeles attorneys have formed a new Century City-based law firm. Elkins Kalt Weintraub Reuben Gartside LLP will attempt to combine big firm expertise with boutique firm agility and client focus. Scott Drake interviews Scott Kalt formerly of Jeffer Mangels Butler & Marmaro. "While the current economic environment has created significant challenges for many law firms, it has also presented us with a unique and important opportunity to build a different type of firm," said Keith Elkins. The firm offers extensive expertise in the areas of real estate, finance, tax, estate planning, corporate and litigation and has an extensive roster of noteworthy c...
A brief introduction to the legendary producer, club owner, and showman.
The man who made the documentary WOODSTOCK a reality discusses how director Michael Wadleigh convinced him that split screen was the way to go.