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Eric Pleskow (born Erich Pleskoff; April 24, 1924 – October 1, 2019) was an Austrian-born American film producer and executive. From 1973 through 1978, Pleskow was president of United Artists . Following a protest from Transamerica Corporation , Pleskow co-founded and later ran Orion Pictures in 1978 through 1991.
Oct 3, 2019 · Eric Pleskow, a Jewish refugee from Nazi Europe who became a risk-taking, artistically inclined movie mogul, presiding over seven Oscar winners for best picture as a studio chief at United ...
Oct 4, 2019 · Eric Pleskow, a Jewish refugee, escaped Austria in September 1939. In an unlikely plot twist, his World War II service in the U.S. Army led him into the movie business. As a top executive at ...
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Oct 1, 2019 · Eric Pleskow was a film executive who helped produce 14 Oscar best-picture winners, including \"West Side Story\" and \"The Silence of the Lambs\". He also founded Orion Pictures and ran the Vienna Film Festival.
Oct 1, 2019 · Eric Pleskow, the former studio head at United Artists and Orion Pictures whose companies collected seven best picture Oscars under his watch, has died. He was 95.
Oct 1, 2019 · Eric Pleskow, a Jewish refugee from Nazi Europe who became a risk-taking, artistically inclined movie mogul, presiding over seven Oscar winners for best picture as a studio chief at United Artists and co-founder and chief executive of Orion Pictures, died Oct. 1 at his home in Stamford, Conn.
Oct 1, 2019 · Pleskow was the president of United Artists and Orion Pictures, and oversaw the production of 14 Best Picture winners, including \"One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest\" and \"Rocky\". He also served as the president of the Vienna Film Festival and was an honorary citizen of Vienna.
