Stan Dragoti, director of “Love at First Bite” and “Mr.
Mom,” died July 13 in Los Angeles.
His wife Yolanda reported that he died after complications from pneumonia.
He was 85.In addition to rewatching his films such as “Mr.
Mom” and “Love at First Bite,” he loved watching his movie “Necessary Roughness,” Yolanda Dragoti said, “Because he loved football.”“He got me hooked on Turner Classic Movies, we would watch black and white movies all night long,” she recalled.
“He was such a history buff, a film buff.
I learned so much from him.”Born in Manhattan, Dragoti was the son of Albanian immigrants.He attended Cooper Union College and later the Visual Arts College before working at the New York City advertising agencies Young & Rubicam and Mary Wells Lawrence.
He partnered with Charlie Moss to create the “I Love New York” tourism campaign.Dragoti broke into Hollywood by teaming
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