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Elon Dershowitz, the son of famed legal professional Alan Dershowitz, has handed away on the age of 64.
The profitable movie producer was 64 years previous.
In keeping with a press release from his household, Dershowitz handed away unexpectedly from a stroke.
A really well-known household grieves the lack of a beloved son
Alan Dershowitz has lengthy been one of many world’s most well-known — and, at occasions, notorious — attorneys.
His listing of well-known shoppers consists of O.J. Simpson, Mike Tyson, Jeffrey Epstein, and Harvey Weinstein.
The elder Dershowitz was additionally a member of Donald Trump’s authorized workforce throughout his first impeachment.
The careers of father and son intersected in 1990, when Elon produced the movie Reversal of Fortune, which was primarily based on Alan’s protection of Claus von Bülow.
Von Bulow was a British legal professional accused of trying to homicide his spouse. Jeremy Irons gained his solely Oscar for portraying him within the film.
“He introduced it to Hollywood,” Alan stated of his son’s work on the movie.
“He went round procuring it. He persuaded the corporate to do it. He helped decide the celebrities. He was an important a part of that movie.”
Elon additionally produced such profitable movies as 1998’s Fallen, starring Denzel Washington, and 2016’s The Complete Fact, starring Keanu Reeves.
Alan as soon as revealed that Elon was recognized with a mind tumor at age 10, and medical doctors predicted that he wouldn’t stay to see his Bar Mitzvah at 13.
The situation left Elon blind for 2 prolonged durations of time throughout his youth.
Clearly, Elon beat the chances and outlived his medical doctors’ expectations.
However we’re certain that doesn’t make it simpler for his family members to say goodbye so lengthy earlier than his time.
Our ideas exit to the Dershowitz household throughout this enormously tough time.
