Clips of the TV legacy of the first agent to be awarded an Emmy - Norman Brokaw, Chairman Emeritus, William Morris Endeavor Entertainment. , he was involved in the creation of iconic TV shows from Bill Cosby and Loretta Young to Danny Thomas, Andy Griffith, Dick Van Dyke, Gomer Pyle, That Girl, Tony Orlando & Dawn The Big Valley and Clint Eastwood
Danny Thomas paid Norman homage by borrowing his name for Sheldon Leonard's character of "Phil Brokaw" {"Danny Williams'" agent} on "THE DANNY THOMAS SHOW". Irving and Norman Pincus brought "THE REAL McCOYS" to William Morris as a "package deal"; Norman handled it, but Morris' then-president Abe Lastfogel persuaded Danny Thomas to "invest" in it [his "Marterto" company became a partner in the series, with the Pincuses and star Walter Brennan].
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