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German-born television producer (1925–1987)

For the professor, see Edgar Rosenberg (professor).

Edgar Rosenberg (September 21, 1925^[1] – August 14, 1987) was a German-born British^[2] film and television producer based in the U.S.

Early life

Edgar Rosenberg was born to Jewish parents in Bremerhaven in 1925.^[1][3] When he was a small boy, his family emigrated from Germany to Denmark and then South Africa to escape the Nazis.^[4] He was educated in England at Rugby School and Cambridge University.^[4][5]

Career

Rosenberg moved to the United States as a young man and rose to become an assistant to Emanuel Sacks, vice president of entertainment at NBC.

He was fired during a year of recovery after, sitting in a parked car, he had been hit by a runaway truck: he had to work as a night clerk in a bookstore.^[4] In the 1960s, he worked for the public relations firm run by Anna M