Glory

Freddie Fields, 84, Dec. 11: The longtime producer and mogul produced landmark films such as "Glory" and "American Gigolo" and was credited for helping turn Mel Gibson and Richard Gere into mega-stars. Fields, left, also was president of MGM and United Artists and founded the ... moretalent agency that would become the influential ICM. "He was a very creative thinker," said Barbra Streisand, a longtime colleague. "I always enjoyed his company. It's the end of an era." (Ron Galella/Wirelmage.com)