Robert A. Daly
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| Born | December 8, 1936 |
| Occupation | Business executive |
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| Children | 3 |
Robert Anthony Daly (born December 8, 1936) is an American business executive who has led organizations such as CBS Entertainment, Warner Bros., Warner Music Group, and the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Daly currently serves as a non-executive advisor to Paramount Pictures, where he provides counsel on a number of strategic areas.
Daly also serves as Chair of the Board of Directors for the
Daly completed his term as chairman of the board of trustees for the children's charity Save the Children[2] in February 2010.
In addition, Daly serves as president of Rulemaker, Inc., an investment consulting company. He is also chairman of
Daly is also a Founding Director of the Geffen Playhouse.
Biography
Early life
Daly was born and grew up
Education and career at CBS
Robert A. Daly attended
Warner Bros.
Having left CBS, he joined Warner Bros. on December 1, 1980. His titles were chairman of the board and co-chief executive officer. One year later, he was named chairman of the board and chief executive officer and appointed
During the Daly/Semel era at Warner Bros., they were credited for 16 consecutive years of record earnings; for more than 400 major motion pictures (that garnered 13 Best Picture Oscar nominations, three of which were winners: Chariots of Fire, Driving Miss Daisy and Unforgiven); for thousands of hours of top-rated, top-quality and record-breaking television series (including China Beach, Murphy Brown, Friends and ER); for creating the current model of co-financing motion pictures while retaining worldwide distribution[citation needed]; and for extending and revitalizing such world renowned brands as Batman, Superman and Looney Tunes characters into franchises, licensed products and into worldwide retail stores. Other accomplishments by Daly and Semel include developing the leading distribution operations in the world for feature films, television and home video as well as the emerging technologies; pioneering the creation and use of DVD; creating The WB Network; being at the forefront of marketing films, series and animation on the Internet; and for generally diversifying the studio into a global leader in every aspect of the entertainment industry.
Daly and Semel and their partnership were immortalized on September 30, 1999, as the pair put their hands and footprints in the same cement square in the forecourt of Grauman's Chinese Theatre, only the second studio executives in history to do so.
However, some people felt the two had been stretched too far in trying to oversee such a massive conglomerate. In a 1997 interview that Mr. Daly gave for the New York Times it is said "Mr. Daly brushed aside the notion that he and Mr. Semel are stretched too thin. 'If we were, we wouldn't have taken the job...'[.]"[6]
Los Angeles Dodgers
Daly went to the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball organization after 19 years at Warner Bros. He served as managing partner, chairman and chief executive officer of the Los Angeles Dodgers, overseeing all operations of the organization during the time they were owned by News Corp.[7] During the four year period Daly ran the organization, he took great pride in rebuilding the farm system. Daly and his partners sold the team in 2004, and he remains a fan. [8]
Save The Children
Daly completed his term as chairman of the board of trustees for Save the Children on February 28, 2010. In his five years as Board Chair, he oversaw annual program growth averaging 13.5 percent, serving 48 million children in 2008. He also spearheaded the creation of Save the Children's first domestic response unit in the United States, which has proven successful in responding to disasters such as
Personal life
Daly's first marriage was to philanthropist and arts dealer Nancy MacNeil, but the couple divorced in 1991. MacNeil passed away in 2009 at the age of 68.[9][10] Daly married lyricist Carole Bayer Sager in 1996. The couple live in Los Angeles.[11][12] Daly also owns a ranch where he raises chickens, sheep, goats, miniature horses and plants tomatoes.[3] Daly has three children from his marriage with MacNeil, a stepson with Bayer Sager and eight grandchildren.[3]
References
- GuideStar.
- ^ "Save the Children Annual Report 2009" (PDF). Save the Children. June 1, 2010. pp. 1–2.
- ^ a b c "Robert Daly, "It's always been television, movies, and baseball. And I ended up running a network, running a studio, buying a piece of the Dodgers, and running the Dodgers. So I've been very fortunate in my life."". americanhistory.si.edu/. September 28, 2017. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
- ^ Johnson, Robert (March 20, 2005). "Real Children's Dramas for Him". The New York Times.
- ^ Weinraub, Bernard (July 19, 1999). "Behind Warner Bros. Resignations, the End of a Freewheeling Era". The New York Times.
- ^ Weinraub, Bernard; Fabrikant, Geraldine (December 4, 1997). "Market Place; Warner Bros., In Film Slump, Under Scrutiny". The New York Times.
- ^ Linan, Steven (April 13, 2000). "Bob Daly". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Simers, T.J. (January 25, 2012). "Bob Daly says selling Dodgers to Frank McCourt was 'horrible mistake'". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Merl, Jean (October 4, 2009). "Nancy M. Daly dies at 68; prominent activist worked for L.A. children". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "Nancy Daly, Philanthropist and Children's Activist, Dies at 68". HuffPost. March 18, 2010.
- ^ "Carole Bayer Sager / about". carolebayersager.com. Archived from the original on February 14, 2012. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
- ^ "About | Carole Bayer Sager". carolebayersager.com. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
