Armand Deutsch
| Armand Deutsch | |
|---|---|
| Born |
January 25, 1913 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | August 13, 2005 (aged 92) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Ardie |
| Occupation | Film producer |
| Years active | 1950–1958 |
| Spouse(s) |
Harriet Deutsch (m. 1951–2005) (his death) (4 children) Benay Venutal (m. 1939–50) (2 children) |
Armand Deutsch (January 25, 1913 – August 13, 2005) was an American film producer and grandson of philanthropist and Sears CEO Julius Rosenwald. He believed that he was the intended target of the thrill killers Leopold and Loeb, who went on to kidnap and murder his schoolmate Robert "Bobby" Franks in 1924.
Deutsch was born on January 25, 1913 in Chicago, Illinois, to Armand and Adele Deutsch Levy (née Rosenwald). His mother was Jewish. Deutsch's parents married in 1911. They divorced before 1927 whereupon his mother married Dr David M Levy, a child psychologist and moved to New York City to pursue a long and notable career in philanthropy. Adele was among the founders of The Citizen's Committee for Children and was a member of the executive committee of the United Jewish Appeal's fundraising for survivors of the Holocaust in 1947.
Deutsch's younger brother Richard E. Deutsch was born in 1917. Armand attended The University of Chicago.
Deutsch and actress Benay Venuta married in 1939. They had two children and divorced in 1950. Deutsch's second marriage to Harriet Berk Simon in 1951 ended with his death. They had four children together.
Known as "a friendly and unobtrusive fellow," Deutsch had many famous and influential friends, including William Goetz, Frank Sinatra, and United States President Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan, whom he met before they married. They remained close friends throughout Reagan's time as governor and later as president. In 1981, Deutsch was appointed by President Reagan to the Presidential Task Force on the Arts & Humanities, which was established to recommend ways that both private and federal support for the arts and humanities could be enhanced.
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