He was married to Sally Feigelman; they had three daughters, Dorothy Lefkowitz Litwin, Rona Lefkowitz Pinkus Forstadt, and Helene Andrea Lefkowitz Nachtigall. He died on September 4, 1983 in Manhattan after complications from heart surgery. Services were held at Riverside Memorial Chapel. His nephew was Ted Ashley, former chairman of the Warner Bros. film studio (1969–1980) and founder of the Ashley-Famous talent agency.
