From Leah Adler, Spielberg’s mom and popular restaurateur, dies at 97
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleLeah Adler, the mother of director Steven Spielberg and a well-known restaurateur, has died.
Adler, also a former concert pianist and accomplished painter, died Tuesday at her home in Los Angeles. She was 97.
Most of America and the world first heard her name when Spielberg kissed her and described her as “my lucky charm” while accepting an Academy Award as director of the film “Schindler’s List.”
— JTA
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