E. Randol Schoenberg

E. Randol Schoenberg
Born (1966-09-12) September 12, 1966 (age 58)[1]
Los Angeles County, California, U.S.[2]
EducationPrinceton University (BA)
University of Southern California (JD)
OccupationLawyer
SpousePamela Mayers-Schoenberg
Children2 sons, 1 daughter
Parent(s)Ronald R. Schoenberg
Barbara Zeisl Schoenberg
RelativesArnold Schoenberg (paternal grandfather)
Eric Zeisl (maternal grandfather)
Gertrud Schoenberg (paternal grandmother)
Luigi Nono (uncle)
Marlena Fejzo (sister)
Rudolf Kolisch (paternal granduncle)

Eric Randol Schoenberg (born September 12, 1966) is an American lawyer 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.[3][4][5][6]

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. He is also the subject of the 2023 genealogical documentary Fioretta.[7][8]

  1. ^ California courts and judges handbook (1985) - page 363
  2. ^ California Birth Index
  3. ^ Paul Gallagher, "'Nazi loot' is in major National Gallery show", The Independent, October 20, 2013.
  4. ^ Patt Morrison, "Patt Morrison Asks: E. Randol Schoenberg -- for the gold Klimt", Los Angeles Times, March 17, 2012.
  5. ^ "An Interview with E. Randol Schoenberg", Essential Vermeer, March 20, 2011.
  6. ^ Anne-Marie O'Connor, "Attorney's Perseverance Yields a Legal Masterpiece", Los Angeles Times, January 23, 2006.
  7. ^ Fioretta (imdb)
  8. ^ Fioretta (rubberringfilms)