Herbert Schlosser
August 6, 2021
American
Television executive
Saturday Night Live
co-founder of A&E
Judith Gassner
2, including Eric
Early life[edit]
Schlosser was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on April 21, 1926. His father, Abraham, ran his own furniture store; his mother, Anna (Olesker), was a housewife. He graduated from Atlantic City High School.[2] He served in the US Navy and was stationed in the contiguous United States. He then studied public and international affairs at Princeton University. After graduating in 1949, he went to Yale Law School and obtained a Juris Doctor in 1951.[3]
Later career[edit]
Schlosser became an executive vice president at RCA, NBC's parent,[17] in 1978. During his tenure, he co-founded the television network A&E.[18] Schlosser later went to Wertheim & Co. as senior adviser in 1985. That year, he also became chairman of the Museum of the Moving Image, which was inaugurated three years later. He continued serving in that capacity until 2013.[3]