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John Nicholas Calley (July 8, 1930 – September 13, 2011) [1] was an American film studio executive and producer. He was quite influential during his years at Warner Bros., where he worked from 1968 to 1981, [2] and "produced a film a month, on average, including commercial successes like The Exorcist and Superman ." [3]
- September 13, 2011 (aged 81), Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- John Nicholas Calley, July 8, 1930, Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.
- American film studio executive, film producer
Oct 30, 2011 · Ronald Bergan. Sun 30 Oct 2011 13.40 EDT. The Hollywood studio executive and producer John Calley, who has died aged 81, once characterised running a film studio as "a guy lying in a...
- Ronald Bergan
When film executive and producer John Calley died on September 13, 2011, Variety described him as a "studio lion." In his 50-year career, he headed three different major movie studios and helped fashion dozens of popular as well as influential pictures, including The Exorcist (1973), 'Catch-22,' 'All the President's Men' and 'The Da Vinci Code ...
- January 1, 1
- Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
- January 1, 1
- Los Angeles, California, USA
About John: John N. Calley was a studio executive and producer known for his unique ability to identify, support, and put faith in creative visionaries. Raised by a single mother during the Great Depression, John worked as a janitor at his own high school and graduated near the bottom of his class.
John Calley, film producer and studio executive: born Jersey City 8 July 1930; married 1972 Olga Schoberová (divorced 1992; one adopted daughter), 1995 Meg Tilly (divorced 2002); died Los Angeles ...
- Anthony Hayward
CULVER CITY, Calif., (September 13, 2011) - John Calley, who led three major Hollywood studios and produced or championed a constellation of hit films, from Catch-22 to The Da Vinci Code, during a legendary career that spanned more than 50 years, passed away today. He was 81.
Sep 13, 2011 · Biography. John Nicholas Calley (July 8, 1930 – September 13, 2011) was an American film studio executive and producer. He was quite influential during his years at Warner Bros. (where he worked from 1968 to 1981) and "produced a film a month, on average, including commercial successes like The Exorcist and Superman."
