Marvin Josephson

Marvin Josephson (March 6, 1927 – May 17, 2022) was an American talent agent and founder of International Creative Management, later renamed ICM Partners.

Early life and education Josephson was born and raised in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and attended Atlantic City High School. He was of Jewish descent. Josephson graduated from Cornell University in 1949, where he was managing editor of The Cornell Daily Sun and a member of the Quill and Dagger society. He graduated from the New York University School of Law in 1952. adding the literary assets of Robin Dalton that same year. Under Josephson, IFA became the world's first publicly traded talent agency. they later divorced. In 1973, he married Tina Chen; they had one daughter, YiLing Chen-Josephson.