Fred Weintraub
| Fred Weintraub | |
|---|---|
| Born |
April 27, 1928 The Bronx, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Film producer, television producer |
| Known for | Original owner of The Bitter End, martial arts and action films |
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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).
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