Dick Delson

Dick Delson was an American publicist.

A member of the Motion Picture Academy of Arts and Sciences, Delson had more than 50 years of public relations, advertising, promotional and marketing experience. Delson supervised the press activities of hundreds of major motion pictures, independent films, television series and specials, many involving campaigns for the Academy Awards, the Golden Globes and the Cannes Film Festival.

In addition to fronting his own Delson and Associates Los Angeles-based firm, Delson teamed with the late Murray Weissman on Weissman Delson Communications from 1998-2005.

Prior to forming his own agency, Delson was National Director of Publicity/Promotion and Television Advertising for Walt Disney Productions, where he created and executed publicity campaigns for Tron, Tex and Fantasia. He also created publicity/promotion and television advertising campaigns that included trailers, television spots and video press kits for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Never Cry Wolf, Running Brave and Splash.

At MCA, Inc./Universal Pictures, he worked on Airport, Jaws, Jaws II, The Deer Hunter, American Graffiti, The Sting, Smokey and the Bandit, Coal Miner’s Daughter and Animal House. Among the many actor campaigns he oversaw, he worked with James Coburn on the successful Oscar campaign for Affliction.

Delson died June 17, 2018, in Yarmouth, Maine. He was 81.