Bogart, Neil Scott (1943-1982)
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Title
Bogart, Neil Scott (1943-1982)
Subject
Description
Neil Bogart was a music producer and executive. He founded the world-famous Casablanca Records in 1973. Bogart helped fuel the rise of disco in the 1970s when Casablanca signed Donna Summer and the Village People. He was also known for helping the rise of bubblegum pop. Bogart also had smash hits with KISS and George Clinton’s Parliament. He lived on Glenwood Avenue in Englewood. He eventually sold his home to singer songwriter Van McCoy. He married Elizabeth Weiss in 1965 and they divorced in 1974. He then married Joyce Bogart.
Source
"Neil Bogart, 39; owned disco-star record firms." The Record, 10 May 1982, p. A6.
"Neil Bogart." Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundations, 22 Aug. 2024.
"For Bogart, Life Was Music." Billboard, 22 May 1982, p. 3
Date
1965
Birth Date
1943-02-03
Birthplace
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Death Date
1982-05-08
Occupation
Source of File Attached
"Neil Bogart." Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundations, 22 Aug. 2024.
Collection
Citation
“Bogart, Neil Scott (1943-1982),” Englewood Makes History, accessed October 1, 2026, https://archive.englewoodmakeshistory.org/items/show/732.