Company type | Private |
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Industry | Talent agency |
Predecessor | Ted Ashley and Associates Ashley-Steiner Agency Ashley-Steiner-Famous Artists |
Founded | 1945New York City, U.S. | in
Founder | Ted Ashley |
Defunct | 1975 |
Fate | Merged with Creative Management Associates in 1975 to form International Creative Management |
Successor | International Famous Agency |
Key people | Ira L. Steiner (1950–1964) |
Owner | Ted Ashley (1945–1967) Steve Ross (1967–1968) Marvin Josephson (1968–1975) |
Ashley-Famous was a talent agency started in 1945 by talent agent Ted Ashley. The agency was responsible for many hit television shows and had several famous clients. It changed names and ownership a few times, eventually becoming one of the agencies that in 1975 formed International Creative Management.