{"id":767,"date":"2020-06-23T12:29:21","date_gmt":"2020-06-23T12:29:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/?p=767"},"modified":"2020-06-23T12:32:20","modified_gmt":"2020-06-23T12:32:20","slug":"philanthropist-and-film-producer-of-the-polar-express-steve-bing-is-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/index.php\/2020\/06\/23\/philanthropist-and-film-producer-of-the-polar-express-steve-bing-is-dead\/","title":{"rendered":"Philanthropist and Film Producer of \u201cThe Polar Express,\u201d Steve Bing is Dead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Steve Bing, philanthropist, film producer and prominent Democratic political donor whose producing credits include \u201cThe Polar Express\u201d and \u201cGet Carter,\u201d died Monday. The producer age 55, fell to his death from a high-rise building in Century City, according to a law enforcement source who was not authorised to comment. Foul play is not suspected.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A spokesperson for the Los Angeles Police Department said it responded to a call around 1 p.m. regarding the death of a man in his 50s in the 10000 block of Santa Monica Boulevard in Century City.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThis is the only information we have at this time,\u201d said Capt. Gisselle Espinoza, an LAPD spokeswoman.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Known to be media-shy, the real estate scion was a Harvard Westlake graduate who inherited a $600-million fortune at the age of 18. Bing, a major Democratic donor and a friend of President Clinton, went on to Stanford but dropped out in his junior year to pursue filmmaking. Rangy and silver-haired, the 6-foot-4 producer was often seen dressed casually in jeans and gym shoes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bing\u2019s name was thrust into the spotlight when he became involved in two highly publicized paternity cases. In one, he sued British actress Elizabeth Hurley to force a DNA test after she said he was the father of her baby.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hollywood producer, Steve Bing has committed suicide. He jumped from the 27th floor of his luxury apartment home. <\/p>\n<p>It&#39;s believed he&#39;s suffering from depression due to lack of human contact from the quarantine<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>He inherited $600 million from his grandfather at age 18<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcf8: Canada <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8Npy054mMS\">pic.twitter.com\/8Npy054mMS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Instablog9ja (@instablog9ja) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/instablog9ja\/status\/1275353123595399175?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 23, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the other case, he sued Kirk Kerkorian for invasion of privacy after the billionaire\u2019s private eye \u2014 the infamous Anthony Pellicano \u2014 took Bing\u2019s dental floss out of his trash can. Kerkorian was embroiled in a child support lawsuit with his ex-wife, Lisa Bonder. He used the DNA from the floss to prove that Bing was the father of Bonder\u2019s child, Kira.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An English court revealed that Bing indeed was the father of Hurley\u2019s baby. Hurley and Bing\u2019s son, Damian, turned 18 in April. The source of Bing\u2019s wealth was a family real estate fortune established by his grandfather, Leo Bing. (Bing\u2019s middle name is Leo.) The family has a history of philanthropy, with the Bing name gracing art museums and concert halls across the state, including the L.A. County Museum of Art\u2019s Leo S. Bing Theatre.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His father, Dr. Peter Bing, worked on public health issues for the Johnson White House before relocating to Los Angeles. The younger Bing cultivated something of a latter-day Howard Hughes mystique and reportedly lived for years in the Hotel Bel-Air. He was friends with stars such as Brad Pitt but also fell out with other actors, including <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sean Penn<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, whom he sued over a movie role.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He was best known for his backing of filmmakers and musicians. Bing was a self-professed lifelong fan of Jerry Lee Lewis and helped finance the musician\u2019s return to the recording studio, co-producing his album \u201cRock &amp; Roll Time\u201d with veteran studio drummer Jim Keltner. He produced Martin Scorsese\u2019s \u201cShine a Light\u201d documentary about the Rolling Stones.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-769\" src=\"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Steve-Bing.jpg\" alt=\"Steve Bing\" width=\"835\" height=\"470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Steve-Bing.jpg 750w, https:\/\/newsraise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Steve-Bing-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 835px) 100vw, 835px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before he finished school, Bing had already co-written his first screenplay, called \u201cMissing in Action,\u201d with veteran sitcom writer Arthur Silver. It was made into a Chuck Norris film and spawned a sequel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He directed an erotic thriller titled \u201cEvery Breath,\u201d starring Judd Nelson, which went straight to video.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bing launched his own production company, Shangri-La Entertainment, in 2000 and produced several movies, including the Sylvester Stallone picture \u201cGet Carter\u201d and the Bill Murray comedy \u201cRock the Kasbah.\u201d He put up about $85 million to finance Robert Zemeckis\u2019 2004 animated film \u201cThe Polar Express,\u201d featuring Tom Hanks.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Steve Bing, philanthropist, film producer and prominent Democratic political donor whose producing credits include \u201cThe Polar Express\u201d and \u201cGet Carter,\u201d died Monday. 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