1945
Born February 16, 1945
Elliot was born in the Bronx, New York on February 16, 1945.
1963
In 1963 Elliot moved to California to attend Los Angeles City College - partly inspired by the film The Misfits - where he studied broadcasting and began to do radio interviews.
On November 22nd, 1963, Elliot conducts the first interview with a man who served in the Marine Corps with Lee Harvey Oswald...then a suspect in the assassination of the President.
1966
KPFK radio
From 1966 to 1968, Elliot was a broadcaster over KPFK radio in Los Angeles, California, where at age 21 he became the youngest talk show host in America.
1968 - 1969
KLAC
Worked on-air at KLAC Radio.
1969
KMET
Worked on-air at KMET Radio.
1971
Headshop
Hosted a Syndicated Television show called Headshop.
1971
Yoko Ono & John Lennon
Elliot interviewed Yoko Ono on the radio, followed by an interview with John Lennon.
1972
First Meeting
Elliot first meets John Lennon and Yoko Ono in person in Ojai, California. The two of them gave Elliot an acetate of their new album 'Sometime in NY City', which he plays that evening in its entirety over KLOS radio.
1973 - 1975
Entertainment Correspondent/'The Lost Weekend'
Elliot was the Entertainment Correspondent for Eyewitness News KABC television in Los Angeles.
Elliot would also spend much of his time with John Lennon, who was then separated from Yoko Ono. That time was called the 'The Lost Weekend'.
1974
David Cassidy
Elliot accompanies David Cassidy to Manchester and London, England, where he played before a sold-out crowd at Wembley Stadium. Elliot would create an audio documentary of their travel and record more than 20 hours of tape for a still-unpublished biography.
1979 - 1980
Hostage Crisis/Associated Press Award
Elliot conducts the first Radio Interview of a 'student'/'kidnapper' during the Iranian Hostage Crisis, for which he received a California Associated Press Award.
1981
Spokesperson
Elliot become the spokesperson for the John Lennon Estate.
1984
Don Johnson
Elliot is commuting constantly between LA and Miami, and then to San Francisco where he is representing Don Johnson throughout the 'Miami Vice' and 'Nash Bridges' series.
1987
Bob Dylan
Elliot begins a 10 year relationship with Bob Dylan handling the artist’s public relations.
1988
“The Lost Lennon Tapes”
From Jan. 1988 to 1992 Mintz Hosted a radio series called “The Lost Lennon Tapes”.
1990 - 2000s
Media Consultant
After many years as a broadcaster, Elliot decides to become a media consultant, advising public figure about their relationship with the press. For the next decade of his life he would represent Don Johnson, Melanie Griffith, Bob Dylan, Diana Ross, Sal Mineo, Paris Hilton, the Hilton Family, Robert Earl, CEO of Planet Hollywood, Bijan, CEO of Bijan Fragrances, Brian France, CEO of Nascar, Don Henley, Christie Brinkley, Peter Frampton, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Paris Jackson and many others.
2005
Radio & TV Interviews
Elliot does numerous interviews on Radio and Television with Correspondents as well as documentarians, discussing the evolution of public relations in the 20th Century.
2014
Semi-retirement
Elliot semi-retired from Broadcast Media. He spent much of his time consulting with people in the area of crisis management.
2014
Elliot created a free website which contained more the 300 hours of interviews and commentary. - https://old.elliotmintz.com
2020
Guest Appearences
Elliot became a frequent guest on various media outlets discussing the cultural evolution of his generation.
2022
Preparing for Retirement
As the Global Pandemic enveloped the entertainment business, Elliot used the time for contemplation about his next steps. Many others did the same.
2024
His Memoir with John Lennon & Yoko Ono
In February of 2024 Elliot signed with Penguin/Random House to write a memoir about his relationship with John Lennon and Yoko Ono. It is called “We All Shine On – John, Yoko, and Me.”
2024
Book release date for “We All Shine On” – John, Yoko, and Me."
October 22nd “We All Shine On” – John, Yoko, and Me” was published in the United States and overseas by Transworld. It is greeted by dozens of glowing reviews from international publications to as well as readers via Amazon.com. Elliot also releases audio book, doing his own narration. A German translation of the book is released as well as a Brazilian version published in Portuguese. Elliot does more than 100 podcast and interviews in support of the book, as well as public appearances at Barnes & Noble and Book Soup in Los Angeles.
