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Gender	Male
Occupation	Producer
Location	New York, NY, United States
Introduction	Edward Bass' indoctrination to the entertainment world began early in life when his family, between ski trips and weekends in New York and Vacations in Las Vegas, arranged backstage visits with notables such as Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, Milton Berle (an artist he would later go on to manage) and Harry Belafonte, who taught him how to water ski at Lake Mead. In his years at Beverly Hills High School, his home was always a place for impromptu get-togethers and concerts. Bass also pioneered the breaking of the AIDS stigma in the US in a huge way by orchestrating a public appearance between Ronald Reagan and Ryan White, a young man expelled from school after becoming infected with the HIV virus from a contaminated blood treatment. This maneuver by Bass brought Reagan out of seclusion to publicly support AIDS research, which pushed even the Iran-Contra news event to the back pages. Bass' challenging life has provided him with the insights, drive and creativity to enjoy and excel in the challenges of the film industry.