Richard Lederer was the co-producer for Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977) and vice president of world wide advertising and publicity at Warner Bros. studios for fifteen years. He established a reputation as one of the most versatile and imaginative executives in film industry.Campaigns for such major releases as My Fair Lady, Bonnie and Clyde, Summer of 42, Dirty Harry and The Exorcist (1973) were under Lederer's guidence. Exorcist II: The Heretic is Lederer's first film as a solo producer. He returned to produce _Hollywood Nights, The (1980)_. Currently he works as a successful finacier of Warner Bros.