E. Randol Schoenberg
| E. Randol Schoenberg | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1966 |
| Residence | Brentwood, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater |
Princeton University University of Southern California |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Spouse(s) | Pamela Mayers-Schoenberg |
| Children | 2 sons, 1 daughter |
| Parent(s) | Ronald R. Schoenberg Barbara Zeisl Schoenberg |
| Relatives |
Arnold Schoenberg (paternal grandfather) Eric Zeisl (maternal grandfather) Gertrud Schoenberg (paternal grandmother) |
E. Randol Schoenberg (born 1966) is a U.S. attorney and genealogist, based in Los Angeles, California, specializing in legal cases related to the recovery of looted or stolen artworks, particularly those by the Nazi regime during the Holocaust.
Schoenberg is widely known as one of the central figures of the 2015 film Woman in Gold, which depicted the case of Maria Altmann against the government of Austria. Schoenberg is portrayed by Ryan Reynolds.
E. Randol Schoenberg was born in 1966. He is the grandson of two Austrian composers: Arnold Schoenberg and Eric Zeisl. His parents are Ronald R. Schoenberg and Barbara Zeisl Schoenberg. His grandmother Gertrud Schoenberg was the sister of violinist Rudolf Kolisch. His aunt Nuria is the widow of the Italian composer Luigi Nono.
Schoenberg graduated from Princeton University in 1988 and received his J.D. degree from the University of Southern California.
Schoenberg represented Maria Altmann in her suit to obtain five Gustav Klimt paintings from the estate of Ferdinand and Adele Bloch-Bauer as well as the "Palais", the Viennese house in which the paintings had been housed. Altmann won her case before the Supreme Court of the United States against the government of Austria in Republic of Austria v. Altmann in 2004. Schoenberg operated on a contingent fee basis and reportedly received 40% of the proceeds from the Klimt paintings, amounting to a legal fee of over $120 million. He used a portion of his fee to fund a new building and expansion of the Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust. Schoenberg is featured in the documentary films Stealing Klimt and Adele's Wish, which deal with the events surrounding Altmann's case against the government of Austria. He is depicted by Ryan Reynolds in Woman in Gold, a 2015 feature film dramatizing the case.
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