Irwin Zelig Robinson

Background

Robinson, Irwin Zelig was born on April 20, 1932 in Brooklyn. Son of Charles and Edith (Weiss) Robinson.

Education

Bachelor of Business Administration, Bernard Baruch School Business, City College of New York, 1957; Bachelor of Laws, Brooklyn Law School, 1961.

Career

Manager business affairs, Zodiac Music Corporation (music public), New York City, 1957-1962; partner, Parks, Robinson & Talbert, New York City, 1962-1964; house counsel, Screen Gems Columbia Music Inc. subsidiary Columbia Pictures Industries Inc. (music public), New York City, 1964-1967; manager business affairs, Screen Gems Columbia Music Inc. subsidiary Columbia Pictures Industries Inc. (music public), 1967-1969; vice president business affairs, Screen Gems Columbia Music Inc. subsidiary Columbia Pictures Industries Inc.

(music public), 1969-1970; vice president, general manager, from, Screen Gems Columbia Music Inc. subsidiary Columbia Pictures Industries Inc. (music public), 1970; vice president, general manager, Screen Gems-Electric and Music Industries Music, Inc. also director. President, Chappell Music Company, Inc., 1977-1987; president, Chief Executive Officer, Electric and Music Industries Music Public Worldwide, 1987-1992; chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Famous Music Public Worldwide, New York City, since 1992.

Lecturer on counseling clients in the performing arts Practising Law Institute, 1975. Lecturer business of music Berklee School Music, Boston, 1978. Member committee for development music business curriculum New York University, 1978, lecturer music technical, 1979-1987.

Lecturer entertainment and sports law Brooklyn Law School, 1993.

Achievements

• Irwin Zelig Robinson has been listed as a reputable music publishing company executive, lawyer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Baldwin Citizens' Committee, representative at monthly school board meetings, New York, 1959-1961. Chairman music industry fund drive American Cancer Society, 1972-1975. Career guidance counselor Williams College, Massachusetts, 1978.

Board directors Nassau Repertory Theater. Served with Army of the United States, 1952-1954, European Theatre of Operations. Member New York State Bar Association, Copyright Society United States (trustee 1983), American Society of Composers (vice president, director), National Music Publications Association (chairman board, director), International Federation Popular Music Publications (vice president 1983) Clubs: Member B'nai B'rith, Friars.

Connections

Married Joan Arrow, July 3, 1957. Children: Paul Martin, Carole Heidi.

Father:

Charles Robinson

Mother:

Edith (Weiss) Robinson

Spouse:

Joan Arrow

child:

Paul Martin Robinson

child:

Carole Heidi Robinson