Producer, Author, Publisher.
Jeremy Tarcher was a trail blazer in the book world, a publisher who specialized in books about health and human consciousness. He died at his Bel-Air home of complications from Parkinson's disease. He was 83.
Born in New York on Jan. 2, 1932, Tarcher grew up in a prosperous family, with his father the head of an advertising agency and his mother a lawyer. Starting in the mail room at WNEW-TV in New York, he worked his way up to producer within a few months. Later he was the station's public service director.
In 1957 he met Shari Lewis, who was, by his recollection, already "the queen of New York television" with Lamb Chop, her beloved puppet sidekick. He and Lewis were married in 1958, and he went on to produce her Saturday morning TV show for several years. They were married until her death in 1998.
In the early 1970s, he turned to publishing. Tarcher founded the publishing house that bears his name, specializing in nonfiction books on health, psychology and New Age spirituality. One of his first successes was the Johnny Carson's "Happiness Is a Dry Martini", which became a bestseller in 1965. Soon he was packaging book deals for other celebrities, including Phyllis Diller, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Buddy Hackett and Joan Rivers.
Over the years, Tarcher published many best sellers, among them "Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain" (1979), by Betty Edwards, which marries neuroscience and art instruction; the advice book "Women Who Love Too Much" (1985), by Robin Norwood; and "The Faith of George W. Bush" (2003), by Stephen Mansfield.
Jeremy Tarcher was a trail blazer in the book world, a publisher who specialized in books about health and human consciousness. He died at his Bel-Air home of complications from Parkinson's disease. He was 83.
Born in New York on Jan. 2, 1932, Tarcher grew up in a prosperous family, with his father the head of an advertising agency and his mother a lawyer. Starting in the mail room at WNEW-TV in New York, he worked his way up to producer within a few months. Later he was the station's public service director.
In 1957 he met Shari Lewis, who was, by his recollection, already "the queen of New York television" with Lamb Chop, her beloved puppet sidekick. He and Lewis were married in 1958, and he went on to produce her Saturday morning TV show for several years. They were married until her death in 1998.
In the early 1970s, he turned to publishing. Tarcher founded the publishing house that bears his name, specializing in nonfiction books on health, psychology and New Age spirituality. One of his first successes was the Johnny Carson's "Happiness Is a Dry Martini", which became a bestseller in 1965. Soon he was packaging book deals for other celebrities, including Phyllis Diller, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Buddy Hackett and Joan Rivers.
Over the years, Tarcher published many best sellers, among them "Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain" (1979), by Betty Edwards, which marries neuroscience and art instruction; the advice book "Women Who Love Too Much" (1985), by Robin Norwood; and "The Faith of George W. Bush" (2003), by Stephen Mansfield.
Producer, Author, Publisher.
Jeremy Tarcher was a trail blazer in the book world, a publisher who specialized in books about health and human consciousness. He died at his Bel-Air home of complications from Parkinson's disease. He was 83.
Born in New York on Jan. 2, 1932, Tarcher grew up in a prosperous family, with his father the head of an advertising agency and his mother a lawyer. Starting in the mail room at WNEW-TV in New York, he worked his way up to producer within a few months. Later he was the station's public service director.
In 1957 he met Shari Lewis, who was, by his recollection, already "the queen of New York television" with Lamb Chop, her beloved puppet sidekick. He and Lewis were married in 1958, and he went on to produce her Saturday morning TV show for several years. They were married until her death in 1998.
In the early 1970s, he turned to publishing. Tarcher founded the publishing house that bears his name, specializing in nonfiction books on health, psychology and New Age spirituality. One of his first successes was the Johnny Carson's "Happiness Is a Dry Martini", which became a bestseller in 1965. Soon he was packaging book deals for other celebrities, including Phyllis Diller, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Buddy Hackett and Joan Rivers.
Over the years, Tarcher published many best sellers, among them "Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain" (1979), by Betty Edwards, which marries neuroscience and art instruction; the advice book "Women Who Love Too Much" (1985), by Robin Norwood; and "The Faith of George W. Bush" (2003), by Stephen Mansfield.
Jeremy Tarcher was a trail blazer in the book world, a publisher who specialized in books about health and human consciousness. He died at his Bel-Air home of complications from Parkinson's disease. He was 83.
Born in New York on Jan. 2, 1932, Tarcher grew up in a prosperous family, with his father the head of an advertising agency and his mother a lawyer. Starting in the mail room at WNEW-TV in New York, he worked his way up to producer within a few months. Later he was the station's public service director.
In 1957 he met Shari Lewis, who was, by his recollection, already "the queen of New York television" with Lamb Chop, her beloved puppet sidekick. He and Lewis were married in 1958, and he went on to produce her Saturday morning TV show for several years. They were married until her death in 1998.
In the early 1970s, he turned to publishing. Tarcher founded the publishing house that bears his name, specializing in nonfiction books on health, psychology and New Age spirituality. One of his first successes was the Johnny Carson's "Happiness Is a Dry Martini", which became a bestseller in 1965. Soon he was packaging book deals for other celebrities, including Phyllis Diller, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Buddy Hackett and Joan Rivers.
Over the years, Tarcher published many best sellers, among them "Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain" (1979), by Betty Edwards, which marries neuroscience and art instruction; the advice book "Women Who Love Too Much" (1985), by Robin Norwood; and "The Faith of George W. Bush" (2003), by Stephen Mansfield.
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