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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]
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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]
John Calley. Producer: The Remains of the Day. Calley was born the son of a car salesman in Jersey City, New Jersey, and attended Columbia University before briefly serving in the Army. At NBC, he started in the mail room and moved up through the ranks from from 1951-57 in a still-young TV industry, from sale and production before settling in ...
- July 8, 1930
- September 13, 2011
Sep 14, 2011 · LOS ANGELES — John Calley, who was known for his unusually artistic approach in running three major Hollywood studios and overseeing some of the most successful movies of the last 50 years,...
Sep 13, 2011 · John Calley, who headed up three major Hollywood Studios and was behind wide-ranging hits from Catch-22 to The Da Vinci Code, has died. He was 81.
When film executive and producer John Calley died on September 13, 2011, Variety described him as a "studio lion." In his 50-year career, he headed three different major movie studios and helped fashion dozens of popular as well as influential pictures, including The Exorcist (1973) , 'Catch-22,' 'All the President's Men' and 'The Da Vinci Code.'
- January 1, 1
- Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
- January 1, 1
- Los Angeles, California, USA
Sep 14, 2011 · John Calley, a former top executive at Warner Bros., United Artists and Sony Pictures Entertainment and a producer whose credits include “The Remains of the Day” and “The Da Vinci Code,” has...
CULVER CITY, Calif., (September 13, 2011) - John Calley, who led three major Hollywood studios and produced or championed a constellation of hit films, from Catch-22 to The Da Vinci Code, during a legendary career that spanned more than 50 years, passed away today. He was 81.
