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- Birth nameMurray Mondschein
- Fred Leighton was born on July 23, 1932 in Bronx, New York, USA. Fred is known for The 48th Annual Tony Awards (1994). Fred was married to Glorya Krauss. Fred died on July 26, 2017 in Manhattan, New York, USA.
- SpouseGlorya Krauss(? - 2015) (her death, 1 child)
- He bought a store in New York called Fred Leighton in 1959, He changed his name to Fred Leighton because people wanted to talk to the owner of the store who sold old jewelry that later got back into fashion.
- "Jeweler to the Stars" whose antique jewelry became coveted accessories for actresses like Nicole Kidman and Lupita Nyong'o when they walked the red carpet at the Academy Awards. Through shrewd buying and gregarious salesmanship, he turned his company in Manhattan into a retail mecca for those seeking Art Deco, Art Nouveau, Victorian, Indian Mughal, royal jewels and 18th-century shipwrecked emeralds. The jewelry--acquired from estates, dealers, individuals and auction houses--found its greatest visibility on red carpets. Models wore some of his finest baubles on runways, and actresses donned them for awards ceremonies like the Oscars, the Tonys and the Golden Globes.
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