Background
Weintraub was born in the Bronx, New New York
Weintraub was born in the Bronx, New New York
He served in the United States military during the Korean War. Weintraub co-founded Robinson Weintraub (Robinson, Weintraub, Gross and Associates), a "boutique" literary agency. Over the course of his career, Weintraub acted as an agent for clients who worked on major television series throughout the industry.
His client list included as Murphy Brown, I Love Lucy, The Cosby Show, The Jackie Gleason Show, M*A*South*H, All in the Family, Sanford & Son, Maude, Diff"rent Strokes and Roseanne.
Upon retirement, Weintraub sold his share of the business to Paradign chairman Sam Gores. He served on the board of directors of Cedar-Sinai Hospital in Los Los Angeles
Bernie Weintraub died on January 16, 2010 in Los Angeles at the age of 76. Bernie and Ellie Weintraub had been married for 52 years.