William Frederick Hertz

1923 - 2008  (84 years)

• Name	William Frederick Hertz
  Born	5 Dec 1923	North Dakota, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	19 Aug 2008	Tarzana, Los Angeles County, California, USA   [1]
  Buried	Y  [2]
  Person ID	I123848	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	27 Sep 2014

  
  

  Father	Joseph Hertz
  Mother	Emilia Unknown
  Family ID	F53375	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ruth Bidwell
  Children	1. William Frederick Hertz   2. Stephen Lawrence Hertz   3. Mary Elizabeth Hertz
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F53374	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S888] Social Security Death Index 1935 - Current, (www.ancestry.com). Name: William F. Hertz SSN: 474-18-5277 Last Residence: 91356 Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, United States of America Born: 5 Dec 1923 Last Benefit: 91356 Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, United States of America Died: 19 Aug 2008 State (Year) SSN issued: Minnesota (Before 1951) [S927] Obituary. LOS ANGELES - William "Bill" Frederick Hertz, a longtime theater executive and former chairman of the Hollywood Walk of Fame who was one of the few noncelebrities to be honored with handprints and footprints in the forecourt of Mann's Chinese Theater in Hollywood, has died. He was 84. Mr. Hertz died Aug. 19 of complications from heart surgery at his home in Tarzana, according to Jennifer Pickett, his grand- daughter. Mr. Hertz was the longtime director of marketing and public relations for Mann Theatres until his retirement in 1991, but he remained with the firm as a consultant until recently. For more than 20 years, he oversaw the handprint and footprint ceremonies for Grauman's Chinese Theater, and for more than a decade he served as master of ceremonies for the dedication and installation of hundreds of celebrity stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 1999, Mr. Hertz had his own prints preserved in cement in front of Mann's Chinese Theater in recognition of his community service and dedication to the motion picture industry. A native of Wishek, N.D., Mr. Hertz served as an Army staff sergeant in Europe during World War II. After the war, he moved to Los Angeles and began working as a manager for Fox West Coast Theatres. He moved up through the ranks, and by 1965 was appointed first-run district manager for the Los Angeles market. In 1967, he was promoted to Pacific division manager after National General's takeover of the chain. After Ted Mann purchased National General, Mr. Hertz was named director of theater operations. He leaves his wife of more than 60 years, Ruth; sons, William F. II of Glendale and Stephen L. of Spokane, Wash.; a daughter Mary E. Kulisch, also of Spokane; 14 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.