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- ↑ The Dail Beast: "A Hollywood Player's Second Act - He was deposed from the newly merged agency he helped create, but now former William Morris chieftain Jim Wiatt is trying to reinvent himself in New York by Nicole LaPorte May 20, 2010
- ↑ New York Magazine: "Secret Agent Woman" Aug 21, 1995
- ↑ Harper's Bazaar: "ELIZABETH WIATT & JAMIE TISCH: LADIES WHO LAUNCH - Two of Hollywood's most stylish women team up to bring a fresh fashion concept to tweens with a new Beverly Hills boutique" By Marshall Heyman July 21, 2008
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- ↑ "VANITY FAIR EDITOR HONORED BY NRDC," On Earth: Environmental Politics People 29.2 (Summer2007): 46. Abstract notes that some "of individuals who attended the award presentation include NRDC trustees Elizabeth Wiatt and Dan Tishman."
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- ↑ Hollywood Reporter: "Jim and Elizabeth Wiatt to Divorce" September 5, 2011