Memorials for Eddie Weston Held Nov. 17 & Nov. 20

The life and legacy of Eddie Weston, a veteran Broadway and film dancer and former Actors' Equity, Actors' Fund of America and Career Transition for Dancers official, will be celebrated at memorial services in New York and Los Angeles on Friday, November 17, and Monday, November 20, respectively. 

The New York memorial will start at 12 noon at the Bernard Jacobs Theatre (242 West 45th Street); the Los Angeles memorial will takes place at 7 p.m. at the Pantages Theatre (6233 Hollywood Blvd.).  Both services are open to the public.  Weston died in Los Angeles on September 6th at the age of 81.

Highly active in all areas of the arts, Weston was a former Actors' Equity Councillor, Second Vice President, Treasurer and staff member and served as the Association's Western Regional Director for twenty-two years.  He was a longtime Trustee of The Actors' Fund of America, where he chaired the housing committee; and was a founder and original Chairman of Career Transition for Dancers.  

On the other side of the footlights, Weston appeared in seven Broadway shows (including the original productions of Allegro and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes), as well as numerous television specials, films and live industrial shows.  He was personally selected by director Fred Zinneman as the lead dancer in the 1955 movie version of Oklahoma!.

Among his other accomplishments, Weston served on the boards of the California Confederation of the Arts, the California Theatre Council, the Southern California Educational Theatre Association, the Opera-Musical Theatre Program, and the National Endowment for the Arts.  He was appointed by California Governor Brown to the Executive Director Search Committee of the California Arts Council. 

In 1978, Weston received the Margaret Harford Award from the Los Angeles Drama Critics Association for his theatre leadership.  He was the only American to receive an Honorary Life Membership in UK Equity and was awarded the Mayor's Certificate of Appreciation by Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley upon his retirement in 1991.

Weston is survived by a brother, Seymour Goldfarb of Boynton Beach, FL.   Donations in Mr. Weston's name may be made to the Actors' Equity Foundation, The Actors' Fund of America, or Career Transition for Dancers.

Memorial Services in New York and Los Angeles are open to the public.