Sam Gilbert (1913 – November 23, 1987)[1] was an American businessman who owned a construction company in Los Angeles, California.
She was acknowledged by the Los Angeles Unified School District by a Lifetime Teacher and Golden Apple Awards.
[7] Rose was named by Star Wars: The Force Awakens writer/director J. J. Abrams as the influence for the character of Maz Kanata.
Abrams told his home town newspaper, the Palisadian-Post, that he based Maz on Rose:[8] We really wanted the story to feel authentic, despite being a wild fantasy.
[13] Gilbert became the sports agent for the professional contracts of Alcindor, Allen, Sidney Wicks, Henry Bibby, Bill Walton and Swen Nater.
[18] A 1981 investigation by the Los Angeles Times found that Gilbert had regularly helped UCLA athletes get discounts on items such as automobiles, stereos and airline tickets, and in so doing, apparently committed numerous violations of NCAA regulations.
[29] UCLA also was forced to vacate its Final Four appearance in the 1980 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament due to recruiting violations involving Rod Foster and others.
According to the investigation, a scheme to launder the money received from smuggling marijuana was put together to finance the construction of the Bicycle Casino in Bell Gardens, California.
By 1983, Sam Gilbert was in contact with David Pierson, who was himself thinking of building a card club and was looking for legitimate investors.
[34] LCP partners Julianne Coyne and former California Assemblyman David C. Pierson settled before the civil hearing.
[36] The Maggie G. Gilbert Endowed chair in Bipolar disorders, was established in 2008 at the Jane and Terry Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA.