Leonard Goldenson
Leonard Goldenson | |
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United Paramount Theatres, President of American Broadcasting Company | |
Spouse | Isabelle Charlotte Weinstein |
Children | 3 |
Leonard H. Goldenson (December 7, 1905 – December 27, 1999) was the founder and president of the
Early life and career
Goldenson was born to a
Career at ABC
Goldenson orchestrated the merger of United Paramount Theatres with
Goldenson rescued ABC by convincing his board of directors to buy the company from Noble for $25 million. becoming the founding president of the merged company which was named American Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres. The modern ABC dates its history from the effective date of the Goldenson transaction, and not the Blue Network spinoff.
Although he focused chiefly on
Personal life
His wife was Isabelle Charlotte Weinstein, co-founder of United Cerebral Palsy.[9] Goldenson, whose first-born daughter Cookie was born with cerebral palsy, co-founded United Cerebral Palsy in 1949 and used station WBKB (at the time owned by United Paramount Theatres) to be the flagship station for the inaugural UCP telethon that year.
In 1974, Mr. Goldenson received
Goldenson was known for always flying economy class and never driving a new car.[10]
He died on December 27, 1999, at the age of 94.[10] He was survived by his wife and his two daughters: Loreen Goldenson Arbus and Maxine Goldenson.[10] His daughter Loreen Arbus was the first woman to head programming at a major television network at Showtime Networks.[11]
References
- ^ "Former ABC Chief Leonard Goldenson Dies". The Washington Post. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ Lowry, Brian (28 December 1999). "Leonard Goldenson, ABC Network Pioneer, Dies at 94". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ "Monday Night Mayhem (TV Movie 2002) - IMDb".
- ^ Los Angeles Times: "Hollywood Star Walk - Leonard H. Goldenson" retrieved December 25, 2015
- ISBN 0-201-32798-8.
- ISBN 0-8138-2969-0.
- ISBN 0-8038-6765-4.
- ^ Ashley Kahn; The House That Coltrane Built (Granta Books, London, 2006), p.284
- ^ Jewish Women's Archive: "ISABELLE CHARLOTTE WEINSTEIN GOLDENSON -Disability Rights Activist, Co-founder of United Cerebral Palsy 1921 – 2005" retrieved December 25, 2015
- ^ a b c New York Times: "Leonard Goldenson, Force Behind ABC, Is Dead at 94" By FELICITY BARRINGER December 28, 1999
- ^ We News: "‘My Passion, My Philanthropy’: Loreen Arbus’ Work Defined By Marginalization" by Loreen Arbus March 16, 2017