Early life and career Tauber was born in
Illinois in 1950, and grew up in
Glencoe. Tauber was executive vice president of acquisitions and business/legal affairs at
Columbia TriStar Pictures. At Columbia; he oversaw the acquisitions, sales agreements and production of more than 50 features, including
Sex, Lies, and Videotape,
The Waterdance and
Gas Food Lodging. Tauber later worked at
Propaganda Films, where he was president and chief operating officer. At Propaganda, he produced 30 films, including
Wild at Heart and
Being John Malkovich and helped launch
Gramercy Pictures. Tauber was married to Laura Newman and had three children. He died of complications from
multiple myeloma on January 22, 2025, at age 74. ==References==