Background
Simon Kornblit was born to a Jewish family in Antwerp, Belgium, on August 1, 1933. His father, Nathan Kornblit, was a diamond cutter originally from Poland, while his mother, Sonia, was Russian.
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Kornblit settled with his family in New York City, where he graduated from Stuyvesant High School in 1951. Kornblit simultaneously attended the School of Commerce and Management at New York University while at Doyle Dane Bernbach.
Career
Kornblit worked as the Executive Vice President of worldwide marketing for Universal Pictures before pursuing an acting career during retirement. The family escaped to the United States in a cargo ship. (The same ship was later attacked and sunk on its return trip to Europe)
Kornblit began his career in marketing and advertising by working in the mailroom at Doyle Dane Bernbach Worldwide in New York as a summer job in high school.
Doyle Dane Bernbach (Doyle Dane Bernbach) had less than 20 employees when Kornblit joined the company, where he would work for 35 years.
He temporarily left Doyle Dane Bernbach to enlist in the United States Army during the Korean War. He was gradually promoted within Doyle Dane Bernbach. Kornblit was responsible for managing such advertising accounts as American Tourister"s "The Gorilla with the Suitcase” commercial early in his career.
He later decided to relocate from New York City to the Doyle Dane Bernbach Worldwide offices in Los Angeles to be closer to his main clients in the entertainment industry, 20th Century Fox and Universal Pictures. He would ultimately become Executive Vice President and general manager of Doyle Dane Bernbach Worldwide in Los Los Angeles
Kornblit headed the advertising campaign for 20th Century Fox launch of Star Wars in 1977.
Kornblit left Doyle Dane Bernbach and joined Universal Pictures in 1987. He oversaw the marketing campaigns for the releases of more than 100 films for Universal Pictures from 1987 until 1993, including Field of Dreams (1989), Fried Green Tomatoes (1994) and Jurassic Park (1993). Later life
Kornblit retired from Universal Pictures in 1993.
The couple ultimately settled in Sandy Springs, Georgia.
Kornblit quickly became involved with the arts and entertainment industries in Atlanta. He co-founded and developed Kennesaw State University"s film institute, also serving as its director from 2001 until 2003.
Kornblit also lectured as a guest professor of film marketing at Georgia State University and the Goizueta Business School at Emory University. Kornblit decided to become an actor during his early 70s.
He trained under Steve Coulter and other Atlanta area acting coaches.
He was able to get a talent agent after just six weeks of study. Kornblit landed roles in local community theater productions, independent films and television pilots. Simon Kornblit died of acute myeloid leukemia at his home in Sandy Springs on July 2, 2010, at the age of 76.
Achievements
Membership
He was a member of the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival"s executive committee and co-chaired the High Museum of Art"s photo forum.
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