Marvin Josephson (March 6, 1927 – May 17, 2022) was an American talent agent and founder of International Creative Management, later renamed ICM Partners.
[1] Josphson started his career in the legal department of CBS News.
In 1955, he started his own talent agency, at first representing television journalists like Chet Huntley (and later, Barbara Walters).
[7] Under Josephson, IFA became the world's first publicly traded talent agency.
[3] "In 1992, Josephson passed control of ICM onto Jeff Berg, Sam Cohn, and Jim Wiatt, though Josephson maintained a leadership role and continued to represent personal clients.