Irving "Swifty" Lazar

Walter Bernstein on his agent, Irving Lazar, informing him that Paramount wouldn't approve his contract to write a movie because there was a subpoena out for him from HUAC (the House Un-American Activities Committee), going on the lam, and Paramount eventually letting him write the film under his real name -- he was cleared to work in movies, but not in television

Walter Bernstein on his thoughts on his former agent Irving "Swifty" Lazar

Dick Cavett on agent Irving Lazar telling once that Johnny Carson though Cavett was the only person who could ever beat him in late night

David L. Wolper on Irving "Swifty" Lazar