Redstone, Sumner
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Redstone is a major figure in the entertainment industry and one of the wealthiest men in the US. As chairman of Viacom Inc he owns several cable channels and a major film and TV studio, Paramount Communications Inc. His empire originally began with his family's chain of movie-theaters.
Publication Name: Current Biography
Subject: History
ISSN: 0011-3344
Year: 1996
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Meyer, Ron
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Ron Meyer is an entertainment industry executive who established Creative Artists Agency in 1975 with Michael Ovitz. Meyer's excellent managerial skills has turned CAA into Hollywood's most distinguished talent agency. He was born in 1944 to Jewish parents in west Los Angeles, CA.
Publication Name: Current Biography
Subject: History
ISSN: 0011-3344
Year: 1997
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Ovitz, Michael S
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Michael Ovitz became a powerful figure in the entertainment industry as the chairman of the Creative Artists Agency. In 1995 he left the agency for a position as president of Walt Disney Co. His life and career are profiled.
Publication Name: Current Biography
Subject: History
ISSN: 0011-3344
Year: 1995
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