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Royal Blakeman
Royal Blakeman
Royal Blakeman was an American entertainment attorney.
From 1966 to 1968, Blakeman was the seventh national President of The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS), after having previously served as President of the New York Chapter of NATAS from 1963 to 1965.
A renowned entertainment attorney with an early focus on theatrical law, Blakeman was an officer and director of Mark Goodson Productions, one of the entertainment industry's most prolific program creators.
For a quarter-century, he was general counsel to the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, which in 2003 bestowed him its Trustees' Award.
Royal Blakeman was an American entertainment attorney.
From 1966 to 1968, Blakeman was the seventh national President of The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS), after having previously served as President of the New York Chapter of NATAS from 1963 to 1965.
A renowned entertainment attorney with an early focus on theatrical law, Blakeman was an officer and director of Mark Goodson Productions, one of the entertainment industry's most prolific program creators.
For a quarter-century, he was general counsel to the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, which in 2003 bestowed him its Trustees' Award.
Blakeman died March 26, 2023 in Delray Beach, Florida. He was 99.
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