Thomas D. Tannenbaum
Thomas David Tannenbaum (February 4, 1932–December 1, 2001) was an American producer. Tannenbaum was a producer for more than 40 years. And in that time, Tannenbaum served as an executive at several film and television studios. They include Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, David Wolper Productions, Paramount Television, Universal Television, and Columbia Pictures Television. He also had a several year association with producer David Gerber during the 1950s and '60s. Tannenbaum was also the first president of Viacom Productions. He served in that position from 1984 until 1991. Early life Thomas David Tannenbaum was born on February 4, 1932, in Beverly Hills, California. He was the only son of David Tannenbaum and his wife Ruth (née Katzin). Tannenbaum's maternal grandparents, Morris Katzin and Flora Sherman, were both born in the former Russian Empire.. Morris immigrated to Newark, New Jersey in 1892 and Flora immigrated to the United States with her family in 1890. His family was Jewish. His father was a lawyer who represented several actors in and around Beverly Hills and later became the mayor of Beverly Hills for two non-consecutive terms; 1952 and 1956. Tannenbaum had two older sisters; Susan "Sue" Graf and Carol Rapf, a prominent real estate agent in Malibu