Francis La Maina, Former President of Dick Clark Productions, Dies at 82
variety.comWilson Chapman editorFrancis “Fran” La Maina, who served as president and chief operating officer of Dick Clark Productions, died Saturday in Burbank, Calif., his representative Cheryl J.
Kagan confirmed to Variety. He was 82.“Fran was my soulmate,” his domestic partner Carla Patterson said in a statement. “In our 10 years together, we enjoyed staying at home, just the two of us, as much as we loved traveling the world.
Fran’s favorite thing was to do random acts of kindness. His humor and generosity brought a smile to everyone he met. Fran was larger than life and was loved by all.”La Maina was born and raised in New Jersey, and got his start in show business when he was in high school, working at his father’s night club.
After graduating from Villanova School of Business in 1961 with a degree in economics, he began his professional career as a certified public accountant at Deloitte and Touche in New York, and would also work for Rosenthal & Co in Philadelphia.
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