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<html> <head> <title>Columbia Pictures</title> <meta name="googlebot" content="noodp"> <meta name="robots" content="noodp"><style type="text/css">  </style><script type="text/javascript" src="/sortable.js"></script> </head> <body bgcolor=#ffffff> <center> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr><td valign=top><table width=550 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0> <tr><td bgcolor=white><table width="100%" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" background="/nndb.gif"> <tr> <td rowspan="2" align="left" valign="top"><a href="http://www.nndb.com/"><img src="/title.gif" width="260" height="50" border=0 alt="NNDB"></a></td> <td><table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="6"> <tr align="center"> <td width="25%" nowrap>This is a beta version of NNDB</td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right" valign="middle"> <form action="http://search.nndb.com/search/nndb.cgi" method="get"> <input type="hidden" name="nndb" value="1"></input> Search: <select name="omenu"> <option value="unspecified" selected>All Names</option> <option value="living">Living people</option> <option value="dead">Dead people</option> <option value="bands">Band Names</option> <option value="books">Book Titles</option> <option value="movies">Movie Titles</option> <option value="fulltext">Full Text</option> </select> for <input name="query" value="" size=24 maxlength=96> <input type=submit value="Search"> </form></td> </tr> </table>        </td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor=red height=2></td></tr> <map name=fool><area coords="102,0,240,14" href="/company/407/000086149/bibliography/" alt="bibliography"></map><tr bgcolor=F0F0F0><td bgcolor=F0F0F0 style="padding: 0px 15px 15px 15px;"><img src="/red-profile-2.gif" align="right" height=15 width=240 border=0 usemap=#fool> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width=100%><tr><td bgcolor=F0F0F0> Columbia Pictures COMPANY Founded 1920 as CBC Sales Film Corporation, renamed Columbia Pictures in 1924. It was owned 1982-89 by <a href="/company/371/000058197/">Coca Cola</a>, and from 1989 by <a href="/company/712/000053553/">Sony</a>. Industry: <a href="/lists/619/000098325/">Media</a> EXECUTIVES <table border=1 class="sortable" id="sort_company"> <tr><th>Name</th><th>Occupation</th><th>Birth</th><th>Death</th><th>Known for</th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/971/000205356/">Sid Ganis</a></td> <td><center>Film/TV Producer</center></td> <td align=right><tt>8-Jan-1940</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Paramount, Columbia Pictures Executive</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/535/000172019/">Victor A. Kaufman</a></td> <td><center>Business</center></td> <td align=right><tt>c. 1943</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Vice Chairman of IAC</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/436/000129049/">Sherry Lansing</a></td> <td><center>Business</center></td> <td align=right><tt>31-Jul-1944</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Former Paramount executive</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/060/000031964/">Amy Pascal</a></td> <td><center>Business</center></td> <td align=right><tt>1959</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Sony Pictures co-chairman</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/351/000059174/">Fay Vincent</a></td> <td><center>Baseball</center></td> <td align=right><tt>29-May-1938</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Commissioner of Baseball, 1989-92</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/288/000205670/">Jerry Wald</a></td> <td><center>Film/TV Producer</center></td> <td align=right><tt>16-Sep-1911</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>13-Jul-1962</tt></td> <td>Peyton Place</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/830/000170320/">Strauss Zelnick</a></td> <td><center>Business</center></td> <td align=right><tt>26-Jun-1957</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>CEO of BMG Entertainment, 1998-2000</td> </tr> </table> BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS <table border=1 class="sortable" id="sort_company"> <tr><th>Name</th><th>Occupation</th><th>Birth</th><th>Death</th><th>Known for</th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/351/000059174/">Fay Vincent</a></td> <td><center>Baseball</center></td> <td align=right><tt>29-May-1938</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Commissioner of Baseball, 1989-92</td> </tr> </table> PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS <table border=1 class="sortable" id="sort_company"> <tr><th>Name</th><th>Occupation</th><th>Birth</th><th>Death</th><th>Known for</th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/076/000127692/">Herbert A. Allen, Jr.</a></td> <td><center>Business</center></td> <td align=right><tt>c. 1940</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Allen & Company, Inc.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/078/000127694/">Donald R. Keough</a></td> <td><center>Business</center></td> <td align=right><tt>4-Sep-1926</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Chairman of Allen & Company</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/420/000118066/">Jon Peters</a></td> <td><center>Film/TV Producer</center></td> <td align=right><tt>2-Jun-1945</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Half of Hollywood Peters-Guber duo</td> </tr> </table> NOTABLE EMPLOYEES <table border=1 class="sortable" id="sort_company"> <tr><th>Name</th><th>Occupation</th><th>Birth</th><th>Death</th><th>Known for</th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/558/000024486/">Lucille Ball</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>6-Aug-1911</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>26-Apr-1989</tt></td> <td>I Love Lucy</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/374/000026296/">Lloyd Bridges</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>15-Jan-1913</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>10-Mar-1998</tt></td> <td>Airplane!</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/459/000032363/">Frank Capra</a></td> <td><center>Film Director</center></td> <td align=right><tt>18-May-1897</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>3-Sep-1991</tt></td> <td>It's A Wonderful Life</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/389/000045254/">Ellen Drew</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>23-Nov-1915</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>3-Dec-2003</tt></td> <td>If I Were King</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/804/000092528/">Larry Fine</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>5-Oct-1902</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>24-Jan-1975</tt></td> <td>Larry on The Three Stooges</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/740/000022674/">Glenn Ford</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>1-May-1916</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>30-Aug-2006</tt></td> <td>Gilda, Blackboard Jungle</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/812/000022746/">Harrison Ford</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>13-Jul-1942</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Han Solo in Star Wars</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/546/000031453/">Rita Hayworth</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>17-Oct-1918</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>14-May-1987</tt></td> <td>Gilda</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/973/000047832/">Curly Howard</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>22-Oct-1903</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>18-Jan-1952</tt></td> <td>Highest pitched Stooge</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/972/000047831/">Moe Howard</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>19-Jun-1897</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>4-May-1975</tt></td> <td>Boss Stooge</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/166/000131770/">Evelyn Keyes</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>20-Nov-1916</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>4-Jul-2008</tt></td> <td>Gone with the Wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/714/000026636/">Jack Lemmon</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>8-Feb-1925</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>27-Jun-2001</tt></td> <td>The Odd Couple</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/811/000023742/">Sophia Loren</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>20-Sep-1934</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>La Ciociara</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/676/000023607/">Kim Novak</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>13-Feb-1933</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Vertigo doppelganger</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/435/000024363/">Stefanie Powers</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>2-Nov-1942</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Hart to Hart</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/283/000205665/">Dore Schary</a></td> <td><center>Film/TV Producer</center></td> <td align=right><tt>31-Aug-1905</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>7-Jul-1980</tt></td> <td>President of MGM, 1951-56</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/272/000024200/">Paul Winfield</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>22-May-1941</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>7-Mar-2004</tt></td> <td>Jim in the 1974 Huckleberry Finn</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/089/000031993/">Loretta Young</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>6-Jan-1913</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>12-Aug-2000</tt></td> <td>Platinum Blonde</td> </tr> </table> EMPLOYMENT <table border=1 class="sortable" id="sort_company"> <tr><th>Name</th><th>Occupation</th><th>Birth</th><th>Death</th><th>Known for</th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/580/000202971/">Andrew Klavan</a></td> <td><center>Author</center></td> <td align=right><tt>1954</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>True Crime</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/844/000025769/">Julia Sweeney</a></td> <td><center>Comic</center></td> <td align=right><tt>10-Oct-1959</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Androgyne Pat on Saturday Night Live</td> </tr> </table> Do you know something we don't? 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