Richard Perry dead at 82: Jane Fonda's record producer ex behind You're So Vain dies from cardiac arrest
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Famous music producer Richard Perry, who shared an 8-year romance with Jane Fonda, has passed away at 82. The visionary behind Carly Simon’s You’re So Vain and Rod Stewart’s The Great American Songbook died of cardiac arrest, as confirmed by his friend Daphna Kastner to AP.
![[The visionary behind Carly Simon ’s You’re So Vain and Rod Stewart ’s The Great American Songbook died of cardiac arrest, as confirmed by his friend Daphna Kastner to AP; (seen in 1982)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/25/03/93470321-14225429-image-a-32_1735097101401.jpg)
'He maximized his time here,' Kastner said, describing Perry as a 'father friend' and the godfather to her son. 'He was generous, fun, sweet, and made the world a better place. The world is a little less sweeter without him here. But it’s a little bit sweeter in heaven.'.
![[During the 1970s, Perry worked with an array of legendary artists, including Carly Simon, Barbra Streisand , Art Garfunkel, Diana Ross , and Ringo Starr , cementing his legacy as one of the most sought-after producers of his time; (seen in 2016)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/25/03/93469723-14225429-image-a-35_1735097138190.jpg)
Ben McCarthy, Perry’s personal assistant for nearly 30 years, shared with TMZ that the producer had battled Parkinson’s disease. McCarthy recounted visiting Perry about a month ago, noting that while Perry could no longer verbally communicate, he remained in good spirits.
![[In 2017, Perry and Fonda amicably split, with Perry saying in a statement, 'We continue to maintain a close friendship and care deeply about each other']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/25/03/93469715-14225429-image-a-36_1735097144101.jpg)
During the 1970s, Perry worked with an array of legendary artists, including Carly Simon, Barbra Streisand, Art Garfunkel, Diana Ross, and Ringo Starr, cementing his legacy as one of the most sought-after producers of his time. Famous music producer Richard Perry, who shared an 8-year romance with Jane Fonda , has passed away at 82; (Fonda/Perry in 2015).
The visionary behind Carly Simon ’s You’re So Vain and Rod Stewart ’s The Great American Songbook died of cardiac arrest, as confirmed by his friend Daphna Kastner to AP; (seen in 1982). In 2017, Perry and Fonda amicably split, with Perry saying in a statement, 'We continue to maintain a close friendship and care deeply about each other.'.
