1. Hawk Koch is a former road manager for the musical groups The Supremes and The Dave Clark Five.
15 Facts About Hawk Koch
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Hawk Koch was born to a secular Jewish family in Los Angeles.
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Hawk Koch was raised in the film business, the son of Ruth and filmmaker Howard Winchel Koch Sr.
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Hawk Koch graduated from Beverly Hills High School in 1963.
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Hawk Koch began his career in London, working for music impresario and co-owner of The Dave Clark Five Harold Davison, as a road manager for visiting American acts.
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Hawk Koch returned from London to manage The Dave Clark Five's 1964 United States tour.
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Hawk Koch has been intimately involved with the making of more than 60 major motion pictures, including Chinatown, Heaven Can Wait, Marathon Man, The Way We Were, Primal Fear, Wayne's World, Peggy Sue Got Married, and Rosemary's Baby.
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Hawk Koch has worked with Natalie Wood, Laurence Olivier, Dustin Hoffman, Jack Nicholson, Barbra Streisand, Anthony Hopkins, Whoopi Goldberg, Diane Lane, Edward Norton, and Halle Berry.
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Hawk Koch has given one-on-one talks with Francis Coppola, Tom Cruise, and Jake Gyllenhaal at the annual Produced by Conference, and he has been a featured speaker at the Sarajevo Film Festival, the South Dakota Film Festival, and the Beijing International Film Festival.
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Hawk Koch delivered the 2013 commencement address at Chapman University Dodge College of Film and Media Arts, and was a featured speaker at the 2019 Renaissance Weekend.
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Hawk Koch is a vocal advocate for diversity and representation in film and television as well as diversity within the entertainment industry's professional guilds and organizations.
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Hawk Koch dated Sondra Locke after the collapse of her relationship with Clint Eastwood.
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Hawk Koch is married to Jungian analyst and writer Molly Jordan Koch.
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Hawk Koch's grandsons are actor Cooper Koch and film editor Payton Koch.
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Hawk Koch was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.