Career
Director nighttime programming, director programming sales, NBC, 1951-1957; production executive and television producer, Henry Jaffe Enterprises, 1957; vice president radio and television, Ted Bates Advertising Agency, 1958; executive vice president, film producer, Filmways, Inc., 1960-1969; with, Warner Brothers, Inc., Burbank, California, 1969-1987; executive vice president world-wide production, Warner Brothers, Inc., Burbank, California, 1969-1975; president, Warner Brothers, Inc., Burbank, California, 1975-1980; vice Chairman of the Board, Warner Brothers, Inc., Burbank, California, 1977-1980; consultant, Warner Brothers, Inc., Burbank, California, 1980-1987; film producer,, since 1987; president, chief operating officer,, United Artists Pictures, 1993-1996; president, Chief Executive Officer,, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc., Culver City, California, since 1996.