Michael Gershman

Michael Gershman (October 11, 1939 – January 4, 2000) was an American writer, publicist, and music producer. 2Biography Gershman was born in Brooklyn, New York. After graduating from Brown University, Gershman worked briefly as a newspaper reporter before joining the Dorothy Ross Agency in New York City. There, he served as a press agent for comedians Woody Allen, Dick Cavett, and Joan Rivers. In the late 1960s, he moved to California to focus on clients in the music business. Among his clients were the Doors, Jefferson Airplane, Neil Diamond, Elton John, and James Taylor. He left the business to manage and produce the band Looking Glass. Among the songs he worked on was the 1972 single Brandy (You're a Fine Girl), which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Gershman would later return to work as a publicist, representing musicians like Mel Torme and Lionel Richie. He moved back to the east coast in the 1980s and became a prolific baseball write