Background
Colby, Richard was born on November 15, 1922 in New York City. Son of Emanuel M. and Augusta (Smith) Colby.
Colby, Richard was born on November 15, 1922 in New York City. Son of Emanuel M. and Augusta (Smith) Colby.
Bachelor of Arts, Cornell Univercity, 1944. Juris Doctor, Yale University, 1949.
Bar: California 1968, New York 1950. Association Cohen & Bingham, Marshall, Bratter, Klein, Greene & Opton, New York City, 1950-1954. Copyright counsel legal department Paramount Pictures, New York City, 1954-1963.
Attorney legal department Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation, New York City, 1963-1967.
Assistant general counsel, vice president Metromedia, Incorporated., 1967-1974. Attorney law department Master of Computer Applications/Universal, 1975-1976.
Senior counselTV, head television legal department Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation, Beverly Hills, California, 1976-1980, senior distribution and marketing counsel for theatrical motion pictures, since 1980. Adjunct Professor law Pepperdine U. School Law, since 1984.
Member American Bar Association (chairman copyright committee), Copyright Society United States (trustee), Los Angeles Copyright Society (trustee), Federal Communications Bar Association, State Bar California (Executive Committee patent, trademark and copyright section, chairman copyright committee).
Married Marcia Jane Grossman, July 19, 1953. Children: Alice Ann, Eric Mark.