Dixon Q. Dern, Entertainment Lawyer Who Represented Desilu and Helped Get CAA Off the Ground, Dies at 97

He also worked for the animation studio UPA, CBS and United Artists Television, and his clients included Bob Hope, Jackie Gleason and The Jackson 5.

Dixon Dern, Influential Entertainment Lawyer, Dies at 97

Dixon Q. Dern, a longtime Hollywood attorney who helped shape modern entertainment law through many innovative business deals, died July 19. He was 97. Born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Dern…