Film producer dies after "fall" from building
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Steve Bing, philanthropist and film producer, dies after fall from building
Anousha Sakoui, Richard Winton
LA Times
June 22, 2020
Steve Bing, left, and actors Alana Stewart and George Hamilton at the Green Acres Estate in Beverly Hills in 2016. (Frazer Harrison)
Steve Bing, philanthropist, film producer and prominent Democratic political donor whose producing credits include "The Polar Express" and "Get Carter," died Monday.
Bing, 55, fell to his death from a high-rise building in Century City, according to a law enforcement source who was not authorized to comment. Foul play is not suspected.
A spokesperson for the Los Angeles Police Department said it responded to a call around 1 p.m. regarding the death of a man in his 50s in the 10000 block of Santa Monica Boulevard in Century City.
"This is the only information we have at this time," said Capt. Gisselle Espinoza, an LAPD spokeswoman.
Known to be media-shy, the real estate scion was a Harvard Westlake graduate who inherited a $600-million fortune at the age of 18.
Bing, a major Democratic donor and a friend of President Clinton, went on to Stanford but dropped out in his junior year to pursue filmmaking. Rangy and silver-haired, the 6-foot-4 producer was often seen dressed casually in jeans and gym shoes.
Bing's name was thrust into the spotlight when he became involved in two highly publicized paternity cases. In one, he sued British actress Elizabeth Hurley to force a DNA test after she said he was the father of her baby.
In the other case, he sued Kirk Kerkorian for invasion of privacy after the billionaire’s private eye — the infamous Anthony Pellicano — took Bing’s dental floss out of his trash can. Kerkorian was embroiled in a child support lawsuit with his ex-wife, Lisa Bonder. He used the DNA from the floss to prove that Bing was the father of Bonder's child, Kira.
An English court revealed that Bing indeed was the father of Hurley’s baby. Hurley and Bing's son, Damian, turned 18 in April.
The source of Bing's wealth was a family real estate fortune established by his grandfather, Leo Bing. (Bing’s middle name is Leo.) The family has a history of philanthropy, with the Bing name gracing art museums and concert halls across the state, including the L.A. County Museum of Art's Leo S. Bing Theatre.
His father, Dr. Peter Bing, worked on public health issues for the Johnson White House before relocating to Los Angeles.
The younger Bing cultivated something of a latter-day Howard Hughes mystique and reportedly lived for years in the Hotel Bel-Air. He was friends with stars such as Brad Pitt but also fell out with other actors, including Sean Penn, whom he sued over a movie role.
He was best known for his backing of filmmakers and musicians. Bing was a self-professed lifelong fan of Jerry Lee Lewis and helped finance the musician's return to the recording studio, co-producing his album “Rock & Roll Time” with veteran studio drummer Jim Keltner. He produced Martin Scorsese's "Shine a Light" documentary about the Rolling Stones.
Before he finished school, Bing had already co-written his first screenplay, called “Missing in Action,” with veteran sitcom writer Arthur Silver. It was made into a Chuck Norris film and spawned a sequel.
He directed an erotic thriller titled “Every Breath,” starring Judd Nelson, which went straight to video.
Bing launched his own production company, Shangri-La Entertainment, in 2000 and produced several movies, including the Sylvester Stallone picture “Get Carter” and the Bill Murray comedy "Rock the Kasbah." He put up about $85 million to finance Robert Zemeckis' 2004 animated film "The Polar Express," featuring Tom Hanks.
Times staff writer Kevin Rector contributed to this report.
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For those who require a deeper rabbit hole: Where Bing got all of this money . . . . . . . .
FROM WACKYPEDIA
Bing & Bing was one of the most important apartment real estate developers in New York City in the early 20th century.
The firm was founded by Leo S. Bing and his brother, Alexander M. Bing. The brothers often worked with the architect Emery Roth[1] on buildings like The Alden, at 82nd and Central Park West, and the Southgate complex of apartment houses on the south side of 52nd Street between First Avenue and the East River. In 1985, the heirs of the Bings[2] sold most of their buildings to a partnership led by Martin J. Raynes.[3]
The firm had a reputation for building "stately, spacious apartments in elegantly detailed buildings that often had Art Deco touches."[4] Bing & Bing buildings, all built for the luxury market, often feature multiple setbacks with private terraces.[4] According to The New York Times, "The Bing & Bing buildings are regarded as among the city's finest prewar properties."[3]
Alexander Bing (1879 – 1959) was also an author, artist, art patron, and philanthropist. Bing was the first president of the Regional Planning Association of America, and the primary source of funding for the City Housing Corporation, the organization behind the development of housing landmark Sunnyside Gardens in Astoria, Queens, and the planned community of Radburn, New Jersey. Late in life, Bing also started the Friends of the Whitney Museum of American Art, with David Sholinger and Roy Neuberger.
Bing & Bing NY buildings: a selected list
Upper East Side
The Drake Hotel - 440 Park Avenue and 56th Street
903 Park Avenue - When built, the 17-story luxury building at the northeast corner of East 79th Street was said to be the tallest residential building in New York. It was designed by Robert T. Lyons and Warren & Wetmore.[5]
565 Park Avenue[6]
970 Park Avenue
993 Park Avenue
1000 Park Avenue - The pair of carved figures in medieval clothes that are said to represent the Bing brothers.[4][7]
1009 Park Avenue
433 East 51st Street
400 East 52d Street
414 East 52d Street
424 East 52d Street
434 East 52d Street
45 East 66th Street
245 East 72d Street
210 East 73d Street
215 East 73d Street
220 East 73d Street
225 East 73d street
230 East 73d Street
235 East 73d Street
129 East 82d Street
64-66 East 83d Street
1391 Second Avenue
1407 Second Avenue
233 East 72d Street
204-206 East 73d Street
224 East 74th Street
232 East 74th Street
240 East 74th Street
252-254 East 74th Street
Upper West Side
235 West End Avenue
162 West 56th Street
312 West 71st Street
Downtown and Greenwich Village
Gramercy Park Hotel
140 East 28th Street
2 Horatio Street
45 Christopher Street
59 West 12th Street - Once the home of Jimi Hendrix.[8]
299 West 12th Street
302 West 12th Street
39 Fifth Avenue
Brooklyn
St. George Tower at the Hotel St. George
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bing_%26_Bing
Anousha Sakoui, Richard Winton
LA Times
June 22, 2020
Steve Bing, left, and actors Alana Stewart and George Hamilton at the Green Acres Estate in Beverly Hills in 2016. (Frazer Harrison)
Steve Bing, philanthropist, film producer and prominent Democratic political donor whose producing credits include "The Polar Express" and "Get Carter," died Monday.
Bing, 55, fell to his death from a high-rise building in Century City, according to a law enforcement source who was not authorized to comment. Foul play is not suspected.
A spokesperson for the Los Angeles Police Department said it responded to a call around 1 p.m. regarding the death of a man in his 50s in the 10000 block of Santa Monica Boulevard in Century City.
"This is the only information we have at this time," said Capt. Gisselle Espinoza, an LAPD spokeswoman.
Known to be media-shy, the real estate scion was a Harvard Westlake graduate who inherited a $600-million fortune at the age of 18.
Bing, a major Democratic donor and a friend of President Clinton, went on to Stanford but dropped out in his junior year to pursue filmmaking. Rangy and silver-haired, the 6-foot-4 producer was often seen dressed casually in jeans and gym shoes.
Bing's name was thrust into the spotlight when he became involved in two highly publicized paternity cases. In one, he sued British actress Elizabeth Hurley to force a DNA test after she said he was the father of her baby.
In the other case, he sued Kirk Kerkorian for invasion of privacy after the billionaire’s private eye — the infamous Anthony Pellicano — took Bing’s dental floss out of his trash can. Kerkorian was embroiled in a child support lawsuit with his ex-wife, Lisa Bonder. He used the DNA from the floss to prove that Bing was the father of Bonder's child, Kira.
An English court revealed that Bing indeed was the father of Hurley’s baby. Hurley and Bing's son, Damian, turned 18 in April.
The source of Bing's wealth was a family real estate fortune established by his grandfather, Leo Bing. (Bing’s middle name is Leo.) The family has a history of philanthropy, with the Bing name gracing art museums and concert halls across the state, including the L.A. County Museum of Art's Leo S. Bing Theatre.
His father, Dr. Peter Bing, worked on public health issues for the Johnson White House before relocating to Los Angeles.
The younger Bing cultivated something of a latter-day Howard Hughes mystique and reportedly lived for years in the Hotel Bel-Air. He was friends with stars such as Brad Pitt but also fell out with other actors, including Sean Penn, whom he sued over a movie role.
He was best known for his backing of filmmakers and musicians. Bing was a self-professed lifelong fan of Jerry Lee Lewis and helped finance the musician's return to the recording studio, co-producing his album “Rock & Roll Time” with veteran studio drummer Jim Keltner. He produced Martin Scorsese's "Shine a Light" documentary about the Rolling Stones.
Before he finished school, Bing had already co-written his first screenplay, called “Missing in Action,” with veteran sitcom writer Arthur Silver. It was made into a Chuck Norris film and spawned a sequel.
He directed an erotic thriller titled “Every Breath,” starring Judd Nelson, which went straight to video.
Bing launched his own production company, Shangri-La Entertainment, in 2000 and produced several movies, including the Sylvester Stallone picture “Get Carter” and the Bill Murray comedy "Rock the Kasbah." He put up about $85 million to finance Robert Zemeckis' 2004 animated film "The Polar Express," featuring Tom Hanks.
Times staff writer Kevin Rector contributed to this report.
ARTICLE @ YAHOO.COM
news.yahoo.com/steve-bing-philanthropist-film-producer-034422947.html
For those who require a deeper rabbit hole: Where Bing got all of this money . . . . . . . .
FROM WACKYPEDIA
Bing & Bing was one of the most important apartment real estate developers in New York City in the early 20th century.
The firm was founded by Leo S. Bing and his brother, Alexander M. Bing. The brothers often worked with the architect Emery Roth[1] on buildings like The Alden, at 82nd and Central Park West, and the Southgate complex of apartment houses on the south side of 52nd Street between First Avenue and the East River. In 1985, the heirs of the Bings[2] sold most of their buildings to a partnership led by Martin J. Raynes.[3]
The firm had a reputation for building "stately, spacious apartments in elegantly detailed buildings that often had Art Deco touches."[4] Bing & Bing buildings, all built for the luxury market, often feature multiple setbacks with private terraces.[4] According to The New York Times, "The Bing & Bing buildings are regarded as among the city's finest prewar properties."[3]
Alexander Bing (1879 – 1959) was also an author, artist, art patron, and philanthropist. Bing was the first president of the Regional Planning Association of America, and the primary source of funding for the City Housing Corporation, the organization behind the development of housing landmark Sunnyside Gardens in Astoria, Queens, and the planned community of Radburn, New Jersey. Late in life, Bing also started the Friends of the Whitney Museum of American Art, with David Sholinger and Roy Neuberger.
Bing & Bing NY buildings: a selected list
Upper East Side
The Drake Hotel - 440 Park Avenue and 56th Street
903 Park Avenue - When built, the 17-story luxury building at the northeast corner of East 79th Street was said to be the tallest residential building in New York. It was designed by Robert T. Lyons and Warren & Wetmore.[5]
565 Park Avenue[6]
970 Park Avenue
993 Park Avenue
1000 Park Avenue - The pair of carved figures in medieval clothes that are said to represent the Bing brothers.[4][7]
1009 Park Avenue
433 East 51st Street
400 East 52d Street
414 East 52d Street
424 East 52d Street
434 East 52d Street
45 East 66th Street
245 East 72d Street
210 East 73d Street
215 East 73d Street
220 East 73d Street
225 East 73d street
230 East 73d Street
235 East 73d Street
129 East 82d Street
64-66 East 83d Street
1391 Second Avenue
1407 Second Avenue
233 East 72d Street
204-206 East 73d Street
224 East 74th Street
232 East 74th Street
240 East 74th Street
252-254 East 74th Street
Upper West Side
235 West End Avenue
162 West 56th Street
312 West 71st Street
Downtown and Greenwich Village
Gramercy Park Hotel
140 East 28th Street
2 Horatio Street
45 Christopher Street
59 West 12th Street - Once the home of Jimi Hendrix.[8]
299 West 12th Street
302 West 12th Street
39 Fifth Avenue
Brooklyn
St. George Tower at the Hotel St. George
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bing_%26_Bing