He is a member of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for 36 years.
Jack Tewksbury, a member of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for 3 decades and a nine-time manufacturer of the Golden Globe Awards, died Saturday at the age of 94.
“We are not happy to inform you that Longtime HFPA member Jack Tewksbury died last night at the age of 94,” HFPA President Ali Sar said in a statement. “Jack is an invaluable member and a true gentleman. We’re going to miss him so much.”
While attending New York University, the New York venue began his career in journalism as a journalist for Motion Picture Daily and Radio-TV Daily. After moving to Los Angeles, he became a film columnist for the Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph and in 1985 joined the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a journalist for French publications.
Tewksbury was treasurer for a third of his 36 years as a member of the HFPA. During this time, he wrote articles for the Golden Globes online page and eventually produced nine televised Golden Globe Awards.
He is also vice president of the Young Artist Awards.
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