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Dawn Leslie Steel (August 19, 1946 – December 20, 1997) was an American film studio executive and producer. She was one of the first women to run a major Hollywood film studio, [ 1 ] rising through the ranks of merchandising and production to head Columbia Pictures in 1987.
Dec 22, 1997 · Dawn Steel, the scrappy, shoot-from-the-hip college dropout who shattered Hollywood’s glass ceiling to become the industry’s first female studio chief, died at Cedars-Sinai Hospital Saturday...
Dec 23, 1997 · For the many in Hollywood who didn’t know her well, Dawn Steel, who died Saturday of cancer, will undoubtedly be remembered as one of the toughest and meanest executives the entertainment...
Film executive who was the first woman to head a major studio, Columbia Pictures. Born on August 19, 1946, in New York; died on December 20, 1997, in Los Angeles, California; only daughter and one of two children of Nat Steel (a zipper salesman and semipro weight lifter) and Lillian Steel (an electronics executive); briefly attended Boston ...
Dec 21, 1997 · Dawn Steel, the trailblazing studio executive and producer who broke through Hollywood’s glass ceiling to become president of production at Paramount Pictures and subsequently president of...
Dec 22, 1997 · Dawn Steel, the first woman to head a major movie studio and who played a prominent role advancing other women to top jobs in Hollywood, died on Saturday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center here.
Dec 22, 1997 · Without a background in film or a college degree, Steel rose to the top of the movie business to become one of Hollywood's most powerful executives. She was president of Columbia Pictures for two years, ending in 1990.
