Background
Kant, Harold Sanford was born on July 29, 1931 in New York City. Son of Samuel David and Pearl (Zeisel) Kant.
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Kant, Harold Sanford was born on July 29, 1931 in New York City. Son of Samuel David and Pearl (Zeisel) Kant.
Bachelor in Sociology, University Washington, 1951. Master of Science in Clinical Psychology, Pennsylvania State University, 1953. Juris Doctor with honors, Harvard University, 1958.
He was best known for his 35 years as principal lawyer and general counsel for the Grateful Dead, a position in the group that was so strong that his business cards with the band identified his role as "Czar". He earned his law degree at the Harvard Law School. After graduation he was hired as a clerk in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in San Francisco, California.
After starting to practice law on his own, he came to the realization that "the only attorneys in the music business were the attorneys for the record companies, and their job was to get as much money as they could for their company and leave as little as possible for the artists".
Kant decided that "the other guys should have an attorney, too" and proceeded to help represent a series of artists including The Association, Captain Beefheart, Hot Tuna, Janis Joplin, New Riders of the Purple Sage, Sonny & Cher and Stevie Ray Vaughan. He turned down an opportunity to represent The Doors after the group demanded that he only represent them.
Grateful Dead
Kant became best known for his representation of the Grateful Dead, bringing the band millions of dollars in revenue, through his management of the band"s intellectual property and merchandising rights. At Kant"s recommendation, the group was one of the few rock "n roll pioneers to retain ownership of their music masters and publishing rights.
Kant"s role with the band was so significant that his business cards with the band identified himself as "Czar".
Kant planned to donate his legal business records to a proposed Grateful Dead museum to be built in San Francisco that didn"t come into fruition, so that his experience in the historical development of contracts and business practices could be used as a resource by visitors. He was the runner-up in the $2,500 Limit Hold"em tournament at the 1990 World Series of During his poker career, Kant had total live tournament winnings exceeding $1,100,000. His 12 cashes as the WSOP account for $524,514 of those winnings.
He died at age 77 in Reno, Nevada on October 19, 2008 from pancreatic cancer.
(Sexual Studies, Psychology)
Board directors Rex Foundation, San Rafael, California, since 1984, Squaw Valley Creative Arts Society, California, 1985-1987, The Edith Geheeb Cassirer Foundation, since 1985. Chairman advisory board Children's Assistance Trust, since 1984. With Medical corpus, United States army, 1953-1955.
Member California Bar Association, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Beverly Hills Bar Association, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Psychological Association, Western Psychological Association, American Law and Psychology Society, American Sociology Association, Science Society Study of Sex, Authors Guild American, Writers Guild American West. Clubs: Montreux Community College (Reno, Nevada).
Married Jesse Kant, August 11, 1976. Children— Garth David, Anthony MacLurg, Jonas Wingate.