Murray Weissman was born on December 23, 1925 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He is known for his work on Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988) and Needful Things (1993). He was married to Kay Friedman and Gracia Lee. He died on December 28, 2015 in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA.