- Born
- Died
- Birth nameWilliam David Zabel
- William Zabel was born on December 14, 1936 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. William is known for The Loving Story (2011). William was married to Deborah M. Miller and Eleanor Breitel. William died on July 7, 2026 in Bedford, New York, USA.
- SpousesDeborah M. Miller(1979 - July 7, 2026) (his death)Eleanor Breitel(1961 - ?) (divorced, 2 children)
- Children
- His father Louis Zabel was a Russian emigrant, his mother Anne Rothenberg a Romanian emigrant.
- Human Rights First renamed its annual award after William D. Zabel.
- In 1969 he co-founded Schulte Roth & Zabel, a full service law firm.
- After graduating, in the 1960s, he worked as a civil rights lawyer in Mississippi. During his time in Mississippi, he helped expand Black voting rights, and was shot by members of the Ku Klux Klan.
- Attended Princeton University earning his bachelor's degree in 1958.
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