Alumnus Art Stolnitz Honored

The library in the Legal Clinic at the UT College of Law was dedicated to alumnus Art Stolnitz during a ceremony held Nov. 10, 2001 in the Howard H. Baker Rotunda of the law school.

Mr. Stolnitz, a 1952 graduate of the UT College of Law, has been a longtime supporter and benefactor of his alma mater, and he never fails to attribute his success to the education he received at The University of Tennessee College of Law. Over the years, he has remained a generous supporter with both his time and money.

Stolnitz has also been an active member of the University Development Council, the UT Theater National Advisory Board, and the Chancellor’s Advisory Committee.

The day after receiving his law degree, Stolnitz left for California. After several months, he began working for the William Morris Agency in Beverly Hills in the legal department where someone had quit only minutes before his arrival. Art was hired on the spot and thus began his long and prosperous career in the entertainment industry. In his career in the television industry, he moved from legal department assistant to literary agent to television producer to administrator and finally businessman.

Stolnitz worked for ZIV productions, later bought out by United Artists; MCA; and Selmer Productions, a subsidiary of ABC. He also was Executive Vice-President of Business and Financial Affairs for Lorimar Television and Executive Vice President for Business and Financial Affairs for Warner Bros. Television. He worked on shows including “Perfect Strangers,” “Full House,” “Murphy Brown,” “I’ll Fly Away,” “Family Matters,” “Sisters,” and “Knots Landing.”