Courtenay valenti biography
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Jack Valenti
American political advisor and lobbyist (1921–2007)
Jack Valenti | |
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| In office June 1, 1966 – September 1, 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Eric Johnston |
| Succeeded by | Dan Glickman |
De facto | |
| In office July 8, 1965 – June 1, 1966 | |
| President | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Preceded by | Bill Moyers (de facto) |
| Succeeded by | W. Marvin Watson (de facto) |
| In office November 22, 1963 – February 1, 1965[1] | |
| President | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Preceded by | Kenneth O'Donnell |
| Succeeded by | W. Marvin Watson |
| Born | Jack Joseph Valenti (1921-09-05)September 5, 1921 Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | April 26, 2007(2007-04-26) (aged 85) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Resting place | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Spouse | Mary Wiley (m. 1962) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | University of Houston (BBA) Harvard University (MBA) |
Jack Joseph Valenti (September 5, 1921 – April 26, 2007) was an American political advisor and lobbyist who served as a Special Assistant to U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson. He was also the longtime president of the Motion Picture Association of America. During his 38-year tenure in the MPAA, he created the MPAA film rating system, and was generally regarded as o
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Warner Bros Pictures President Sell Production & Development Courtenay Valenti Disappearance Studio Later Three Decade-Plus Run
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Courtenay Valenti Officially Named Head of Film, Streaming and Theatrical For Amazon Studios & MGM
Amazon Studios Boss Jen Salke on Tuesday finally named former Warner Bros President of Production Courtenay Valenti as Head of Film, Streaming and Theatrical for Amazon Studios and MGM. She will report directly to Salke.
Julie Rapaport, who was the interim head of both studios, will continue to oversee the slate for Amazon Originals and MGM in her new role as Head of Film Creative and Strategy, reporting to Valenti.
The deal, which Deadline first told you about, has been in the works for a while and arrives before Amazon MGM’s big release this weekend of Creed III at the box office; it is set to see the franchise’s best domestic debut between $38 million-$40 million.
Following Amazon’s purchase of MGM, the studio’s top leaders, Michael De Luca and Pam Abdy, headed to Warner Bros as co-chairs of the motion picture division. It took awhile for Amazon to find someone for its top motion picture job — former Paramount and 20th Century Fox production boss Emma Watts being one of the contenders.
Valenti left Warners in September and took some time off. She was also in talks for a film executive position at Netflix but had been in