He remained an influential behind-the-scenes figure in Japanese politics during the following years.

He was considered one of the important behind-the-scenes figures of the Baltimore dynasty of the 1960s and 1970s.

But Mr. Lauder has been a forceful behind-the-scenes figure at the Modern since 1977, when he was first elected to its board.

A Democrat on the outs with some of the most powerful behind-the-scenes figures in his own party, he is nonetheless popular among legislators of all stripes.

Mr. Keaton said he had it easier portraying a behind-the-scenes figure like Mr. Wiener.

The long process to find his successor has been reconstructed from interviews with several participants, as well as by conversations with behind-the-scenes figures who insisted on anonymity.

Mr. Gardner became president of the corporation in 1955, and came to be regarded as one of the most powerful behind-the-scenes figures in education.

Though more of a businessman and behind-the-scenes figure th...

Mardin was considered one of the most successful and significant behind-the-scenes figures in popular music in the last half-century.

He is considered one of the most powerful behind-the-scenes figures in Albany.