Bakshi attempted to work with Albert S. Ruddy on another film, Krantz locked Bakshi out of the studio and called several directors, including Chuck Jones, in search of a replacement. Arkoff threatened to withdraw his financial backing unless Krantz rehired Bakshi, which Krantz did a week later. After 1974, live-action motion pictures dominated Krantz' filmography. He wrote two novels, including Laurel Canyon (Pocket Books, 1979, paperback original), which was a best-seller. Personal life Krantz married magazine writer Judith Tarcher on February 19, 1954. In the mid-1970s, as Judith Krantz, she began her career as a best-selling novelist. Judith's first book, Scruples, was published in 1978, and reached number one on the New York Times bestseller list. The couple had two sons, Tony Krantz and Nicholas. Tony is a film and television writer, director and producer. His sister-in-law is puppeteer and ventriloquist Shari Lewis, who is famous for performing Lamb Chop. He is of Jewish faith. Death He died in Los Angeles, California, on January 4, 2007, from complications of pneumonia, aged 83. References External links 1923 births 2007 deaths Film producers from New York (state) American male screenwriters Deaths from pneumonia in California Columbia College (New York) alumni Writers from Brooklyn Military personnel from New York City Screenwriters from New York (state) Jewish American screenwriters 20th-century American male writers 20th-century American screenwriters United States Army Air Forces personnel of World War II United States Army Air Forces officers 20th-century American Jews 21st-century American Jews