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Eric Pleskow (born Erich Pleskoff; April 24, 1924 – October 1, 2019) was an Austrian-born American film producer and executive. From 1973 through 1978, Pleskow was president of United Artists. Following a protest from Transamerica Corporation, Pleskow co-founded and later ran Orion Pictures in 1978 through 1991.
Oct 1, 2019 · Eric Pleskow, the former studio head at United Artists and Orion Pictures whose companies won seven best picture Oscars under his watch, has died. He was 95.
Oct 3, 2019 · Eric Pleskow, a Jewish refugee from Nazi Europe who became a risk-taking, artistically inclined movie mogul, presiding over seven Oscar winners for best picture as a studio chief at United...
Oct 1, 2019 · Eric Pleskow, Exec at United Artists, Orion Involved With Best Picture Winners, Dies at 95. Eric Pleskow, who was a key management player in United Artists and Orion Pictures over a 30-year...
Oct 4, 2019 · — Eric Pleskow, who escaped the Nazis to become a film executive whose movies won the Academy Award for best picture seven times, has died. He was 95.
Eric Pleskow was born on 24 April 1924 in Vienna, Austria. He was a producer, known for Beyond Rangoon (1995), The Hollywood Sign (2001) and Pledge to Bataan (1943). He was married to Barbara Black. He died on 1 October 2019 in Westport, Connecticut, USA.
Oct 1, 2019 · Eric Pleskow, a long-time Hollywood executive who served as the head of Orion Pictures and United Artists and oversaw the production of 14 different Oscar winners for Best Pictures, has died....
