Ed Hookstratten

Aggressive lawyer and agent for entertainers and sports figures including Elvis Presley, Johnny Carson, Tom Brokaw and the football coach George Allen. Mr. Hookstratten was among the first agents to recognize and capitalize on the rising financial leverage of sports coaches and television news anchors and reporters. As Hollywood became home to increasingly larger talent agencies, Mr. Hookstratten maintained a very small operation, and was often close to his clients. Mr. Hookstratten attended the University of Southern California on a baseball scholarship, graduating in 1962. Five years later he received his law degree from Southwestern School of Law in Los Angeles. He developed his reputation as a celebrity fixer while working in his first job out of law school, in the firm of Raoul Magaña. In addition to his son, from his first marriage to the actress Pat Crowley, Mr. Hookstratten’s survivors include his wife, the former Aimee Richelieu; a brother, Jim; a daughter, Ann Osher, also from his first marriage; two daughters from his second marriage, Eve and Mae Hookstratten; and five grandchildren.