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John Calley
Born 1930-07-08Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
John Nicholas Calley (July 8, 1930 – September 13, 2011) 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) and "produced a film a month, on average, including commercial successes like The Exorcist and Superman." During his seven years at Sony Pictures Entertainment starting in 1996, five of which he was chairman and chief executive, he was credited with "reinvigorat[ing]" that major film studio.
Screen work
Movies & roles
The Long Shadow of Dirty HarrySelfThe Business End: Violence in CinemaSelfThe Evolution of Clint EastwoodSelfThe Craft of Dirty HarrySelfVision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001SelfLost Kubrick: The Unfinished Films of Stanley KubrickSelfFull Metal Jacket: Between Good and EvilSelfStanding on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001SelfYou Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of SupermanSelfThis Is Gary McFarlandSelfA Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American ZoetropeSelfA Decade Under the InfluenceSelfSharon Tate: Murdered InnocenceSelfLove & Loyalty: The Making of 'The Remains of the Day'SelfThe Remains of the Day: The Filmmaker's JourneySelfThe Peculiar Memories of Bruce RobinsonSelfOne Night StandCharlie's FatherAll Eyes on Sharon TateSelf