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- His entertainment career began when he was 21, working in the NBC mailroom in New York after serving in the Army. After working his way up through the ranks in the network's early years, he eventually moved to Warner Bros. in 1969, a groundbreaking time for cinema.
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John Nicholas Calley (July 8, 1930 – September 13, 2011) [1] was an American film studio executive and producer. He was quite influential during his years at Warner Bros., where he worked from 1968 to 1981, [2] and "produced a film a month, on average, including commercial successes like The Exorcist and Superman ." [3]
When Warner Bros., merged with Filmways later in the '60s, Calley was promoted to executive VP of worldwide production, later rising to president and then vice chairman, under Frank Wells. In addition to All the President's Men (1976), Calley's Warner Bros. years featured hits like Superman (1978), Chariots of Fire (1981) and Woodstock (1970 ...
- July 8, 1930
- September 13, 2011
When Warner Bros., merged with Filmways later in the '60s, Calley was promoted to executive VP of worldwide production, later rising to president and then vice chairman, under Frank Wells. In addition to All the President's Men (1976), Calley's Warner Bros. years featured hits like Superman (1978), Chariots of Fire (1981) and Woodstock (1970 ...
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John Nicholas Calley (July 8, 1930 – September 13, 2011) was an American film studio executive and producer. He was quite influential during his years at Warner Bros. (where he worked from 1968 to 1981) and "produced a film a month, on average, including commercial successes like The Exorcist and Superman."
Jan 12, 2009 · In 1980, John Calley did the unthinkable: He walked away from one of the best jobs in town, as a leading executive at Warner Bros., abandoning Hollywood to live in an East Coast mansion and sail...
John Calley was born in 1930 in Jersey City, where his father sold cars. He followed army service by taking a job as a mail clerk at NBC in New York, then moved to an advertising firm.
Sep 13, 2011 · Beginning his career in television production in the 1950s producing such classic series as Mr. Ed, Calley would go on to produce for Filmways pics like The Loved One, The Cincinnati Kid, Castle...
