George J. Cotliar, who served as managing editor of the L.A. Times for 19 years during a 40-year career at the paper, has died.
Cotliar’s daughter, Sharon Cotliar-Zweifach, confirmed that Cotliar died in his sleep early Monday at his home in Newport Beach. He was 94.
“Our dad’s first love was journalism, and as much as he was an incredible, dedicated father, we very much knew we were growing up with a newspaper man,” Cotliar-Zweifach told The Times on Wednesday. “He set the bar high in terms of honesty, integrity and treating people with respect. We understood that’s how he operated — in his work and with his colleagues and with us.”…