Producers
Eileen Ford Net Worth
Eileen Cecile Otte's Net Worth as of 2024
$100 Million
Eileen Otte was born on 25th March 1922, in Great Neck, New York City USA, and was a modelling agent. In 1946, she married Gerard W. Ford, and they co-founded the Ford Model Management modelling agency based in New York, known for transforming what was an almost amateur profession into a flourishing market. She passed away in 2014.
How much was the net worth of Eileen Ford? It has been reported by authoritative sources that the overall size of her wealth was as much as $100 million, converted to the present day. Ford Model Management was the major source of Ford’s net worth.
Eileen Ford Net Worth $100 Million
To begin with, Eileen had the first contact with fashion as a model during college years, working under the Harry Conover Modelling Agency. In 1943, she completed her studies in psychology at Barnard College, then in 1944 she met Gerard Ford, who she married in November of the same year. He left for World War II, and Eileen then worked as first as a secretary for photographer Elliot Clark, then for fashion designer and reporter Tobe Coburn.
Eileen continued to work as secretary, and in order to earn extra money, began organizing some parades. From here she elaborated on the idea of creating an agency that was responsible for launching new models. In 1946 when Jerry returned, they founded the agency Ford Model Management, which set out among its interests the model’s career, advising them on contracts and working rights, which led to a remarkable growth in their customer base. The models were treated differently from other agencies, as Eileen also gave them advice on hair-styling and makeup, and felt obliged to educate them according on their moral standards. In one year the Ford Modelling Agency, better known as Ford Models, became one of the most successful companies in the US. Ford Models has set the standard of beauty for a whole generation by favouring blond women with clear eyes. The first Ford model was Jean Patchett, and qualities were also introduced by Martha Stewart, who later became one of Chanel’s faces. The Ford’s net worth rose with their success.
On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the birth of the agency in 1966, Jerry Ford declared to the New York Times that their models occupied 70% of jobs in New York and 30% worldwide. In 1968, “Eileen Ford’s Book of Model Beauty” book was published, containing photos and biographies of Ford’s most famous models, and beauty tips such as diets and physical exercises. Twiggy the top model icon of the 1970’s was launched by the agency, and Ford also launched such models as Ali MacGraw, Jerry Hall, Melanie Griffith, Kim Basinger and Sharon Stone.
During the 1980’s, she also collided with the competition, by losing several top models, but undertook new projects. She began organizing the Ford Models Supermodel of the World annual search, looking for new faces from all over the world, thus, in 1982, she ‘discovered’ the Danish top model Renée Simonsen.
Eileen also took a career as a writer, publishing books such as “The Beauty of the Model’s World”, “More Beautiful You in 21 Days”, and “Beauty, Now and Forever”, which brought her to win the Woman of the Year in Advertising Award in 1983. More recently Ford Models launched names like Ines Sastre, Elle Macpherson, Bar Refaeli and Paris Hilton.
In 1995, Eileen and Jerry decided to retire, leaving the agency’s management to daughter Katie Ford, in office until 2007. In 1996, Ford Models were rewarded for their photographs at the Festival of Fashion Photography, and featured in articles by American Photo Magazines and Top Model Magazine in 1997. In December 2007, Ford Models were sold to Stone Tower Equity Partners.
Finally, in the personal life of Eileen Ford, she was married to Gerard W. Ford from 1944 until his death in 2008, with whom she had four children. Eileen died on 9th July 2014 in Morristown, New Jersey, at 92, from complications related to meningioma and osteoporosis.
Celebrities
Paul Heyman Net Worth
Paul Heyman was born on 11 September 1965, in Westchester County, New York City USA, and is an entertainment producer, performer, marketing guru, and a businessman. In particular, he is a vital member of World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (a.k.a. the WWE). Heyman’s versatility has made a great impact on his net worth.
So just how rich is Paul Heyman? The latest information from authoritative sources as of mid-2016, estimates that Paul’s net worth is over $10 million, accumulated during his working life now spanning 30 years.
Paul Heyman’s Net Worth $10 Million
Paul was born into the Jewish family of personal injury attorney Richard, and Sulamita Heyman, actually a holocaust survivor. At 11 he started his first business attempt, selling celebrity and sports memorabilia. His educational background comes from Suny Purchase, New York, and Westchester Community College, where he was also employed as a radio station host and later a producer, and was famous/notorious even then for his bold, controversial and opinionated statements.While still a teenager, Heyman hustled his way as a photo journalist into a World Wide Wrestling Federation event at Madison Square Garden, and was paid by the company for several photos he had taken. This is considered as a first step into his later career, and which talent he expanded into the creation of a wrestling magazine “The Wrestling Times Magazine“, and wrote for wrestling publications such as “Pro Wrestling Illustrated”.
Paul then successively worked for Capitol Wrestling Corporation, Championship Wrestling from Florida, Jim Crockett Promotions, World Championship Wrestling, and Extreme Championship Wrestling, in various guises including promoter, producer, trainer, and manager, and then with World Wrestling Federation (WWF) as a commentator and broadcaster from the turn of the century. Additionally, he is also the manager of such famous wrestlers as Brock Lesnar and a group of wrestlers called Paul Heyman Guys. The training career income is considered to be one of the main flows into Heyman’s account as well.
Paul Heyman pursues a separate career as a businessman as well, as he has also co-founded and co-owns a branding and advertising marketing firm The Looking4Larry Agency, based in New York City. The company is mostly known for its activities in viral video production as well as social media marketing. Heyman employed award winning NYC ad executive Mitchell K. Stuart of HQ-Creative Services and their very first client was EA Sports. After successful viral campaigns with EA, The Looking4Larry Agency became the agency of record for THQ video games, where Heyman and Stuart wrote, directed, and produced viral videos for THQ games such as All Stars, WWE ’12, and WWE ’13.
Heyman also launched a multimedia project called The Heyman Hustle, featuring a video of him interacting with celebrities from several areas of entertainment on the streets of New York City, and articles about professional wrestling.
Additionally, Heyman was cast by producer Michael Tadross as “Gino” in the film adaptation of the off-Broadway show “Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding”, and Heyman also made a cameo appearance in the WWE Studios film, “Countdown”.
In his personal life, Paul Heyman married Maria, but is reputed to be raising their two children as a single father. There is little other private information available to the media.
Actors
Tony Dow Net Worth
Tony Lee Dow was born on 13 April 1945 in Hollywood, California USA. He is a well-known person in the Hollywood movie industry because of his long-lasting involvement as a film producer, director and an actor.
So how rich is Tony Dow? Sources estimate his current net worth to be $4 million. Most of it he has accumulated by working as a professional Hollywood actor for more than 50 years.
Tony Dow Net Worth $4 Million
Tony Dow’s interest in the film industry might have been related to the fact that his mother, Muriel Virginia Dow, was a stunt woman and a film double at the time Tony was a child and teenager. However, Tony undoubtedly had some acting talent which was proven when he managed to win the audition for a role in the sitcom “Leave It to Beaver” in 1957, despite having no experience in acting at that time. This was the role that had perhaps the most influence in building a solid foundation to Tony Dow’s acting career, even though he received only one award – Young Artist Award in nomination of “Former Child Star Lifetime Achievement Award” in 1988, after working in the show for six years. It was also a solid start to his net worth.
In the next few years after “Leave It to Beaver”, Tony appeared in several episodes of other TV shows, such as the sitcom “My Three Sons” (in 1964), drama series “Mr. Novak” (between 1963 and 1965) and teen soap opera “Never Too Young” (in 1965). Tony continued working in television up until the late 90s and his net worth continued to grow, for example in 1975 he starred in the popular medical TV drama “General Hospital”.
While Tony Dow is mostly known as a television actor, he has appeared in a few films during his career, including the television horror film “Death Scream” in 1975, comedy film “The Kentucky Fried Movie” in 1977, television comedy film “High School USA” in 1983, comedy “Back to the Beach” and comedy film “Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star” in 2003.
Acting aside, Tony Dow is also known as a producer, director and visual effects specialist, especially in the science fiction genre, and these involvements have undoubtedly contributed to building up his net worth. Tony contributed to the visual effects of the 1996 season of the phenomenal British science fiction TV series “Doctor Who”, and a few episodes of the space opera TV series “Babylon 5”. He also directed an episode of the American science fiction TV series “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine” in 1998.
Interestingly though, some people might also recognize Tony Dow as a sculptor who is well known for his brilliant abstract pieces depicting surreal figures.
In his personal life, Tony Dow has never been married and has no children. He is known to have suffered from depression during some periods of his life, which on a positive note has encouraged him to participate in self-help videos, including the production “Beating the Blues” (1998). However, the negative effect is that Tony hasn’t participated as an actor in any film since 2003.
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