Gordon Stulberg
Gordon T. Stulberg | |
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Born | December 17, 1923 20th Century Fox, Cinema Center Films, PolyGram Pictures |
Spouse | Helen Applebaum |
Children | 4 |
Gordon T. Stulberg (17 December 1923 – 12 October 2000) was a Canadian-American film executive and lawyer, best known for a long stint as president and chief operating officer of
Early life and education
Stulberg was born into a
Career
After school, he worked in entertainment law with the firm Pacht, Ross, Warne & Bernhard and represented among others the Writers Guild of America.[1] In the 1954 writers strike he served as chief counsel and negotiator for the guild helping to establish the concept of "separation of rights and residuals". This concept ensured that all writers would receive payment for their work regardless of the format in which it was used, be it in plays, radio, television, film, or simply for sales promotion.[1] In 1956, Stulberg joined Columbia Pictures as an executive assistant to Ben Kahane, second in charge to Harry Cohn,[3][1] and worked his way up through the company, becoming in 1960, vice president and chief studio administrative officer.[1]
Studio Head
In 1967, Stulberg was hired by CBS president William S. Paley to run CBS' new motion picture division, called Cinema Center Films[4] where he oversaw 26 films including Little Big Man (1970) and The Boys in the Band (1971).[1]
In 1971, he was approached by
He returned to the film business in 1980 and became president of
Personal life
Stulberg was married to Helen (née Applebaum) Stulberg (1925–2010). They had four children: Jac Stulberg (from Helen's first marriage), Sita Stulberg, Scott Stulberg and Lysienne "Lysa" Stulberg.[1][9] Stulberg died from complications related to diabetes.[1]
Selected filmography
Films made under Stulberg at Cinema Center Films
- With Six You Get Eggroll (1968)
- A Fine Pair (1968)
- The April Fools (1969)
- Hail, Hero! (1969)
- Me, Natalie (1969)
- The Reivers (1969)
- The Royal Hunt of the Sun (1969)
- A Boy Named Charlie Brown (1969)
- The Boys in the Band (1970)
- Little Big Man (1970)
- A Man Called Horse (1970)
- Monte Walsh (1970)
- Rio Lobo (1970)
- Something for Everyone(1970)
- Scrooge (1970)
- Darker Than Amber(1970)
- Adam at Six A.M.(1970)
- Homer(1970)
- Big Jake(1971)
- Le Mans (1971)
- Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me? (1971)
- Something Big (1971)
- The Christian Licorice Store (1971)
- The African Elephant (1971)
- Blue Water, White Death (1971)
- Prime Cut (1972)
Films made under Stulberg at 20th Century Fox
- The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
- Sounder (1972)
- Sleuth (1972)
- The Heartbreak Kid (1972)
- The Paper Chase (1973)
- The Three Musketeers (1973)
- The Last American Hero (1973)
- Emperor of the North Pole (1973)
- Cinderella Liberty (1973)
- The Seven Ups(1973)
- The Four Musketeers (1974)
- The Towering Inferno (1974)
- Harry and Tonto (1974)
- Dirty Mary Crazy Larry(1974)
- Zardoz (1974)
- Conrack (1974)
- 11 Harrowhouse (1974)
- 99 and 44/100% Dead (1974)
- The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder (1974)
- Young Frankenstein (1974)
- The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
- Star Wars (1977)
Films made under Stulberg at Polygram
- Endless Love (1981)
- An American Werewolf in London (1981)
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Gordon Stulberg obituary at Los Angeles Times
- ISBN 978-0-253-20493-6.
- ^ Pryor, Thomas M. (Mar 8, 1956). "TATELMAN BUYS NOVEL FOR MOVIE: Independent Producer Gets Rights to Robert Wilder's 'Wait for Tomorrow' Of Local Origin". New York Times. p. 32.
- ^ Gent, George (Mar 17, 1967). "C.B.S. FORMS UNIT TO PRODUCE FILMS: Full-Length Features to Be Distributed to Theaters". New York Times. p. 83.
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- ^ Farber, Stephen (Jan 19, 1975). "Film Notes: Rising Stars and Falling Moguls". New York Times. p. 119.
- ^ Los Angeles Times: "Helen Stulberg Obituary" February 18, 2010
External links
- Doug Galloway, "Gordon Stulberg", 13 October 2000 in Variety
- Gordon Stulberg at IMDb