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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]
Oct 30, 2011 · When Calley was production chief at Warner Bros in the 1970s, it was his gut instinct that led him to green-light such hit movies as A Clockwork Orange, The Towering Inferno, The Exorcist,...
- Ronald Bergan
When Warner Bros., merged with Filmways later in the '60s, Calley was promoted to executive VP of worldwide production, later rising to president and then vice chairman, under Frank Wells. In addition to All the President's Men (1976) , Calley's Warner Bros. years featured hits like Superman (1978) , Chariots of Fire (1981) and Woodstock (1970) .
- July 8, 1930
- September 13, 2011
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Jan 12, 2009 · January 12, 2009 1:37pm. In 1980, John Calley did the unthinkable: He walked away from one of the best jobs in town, as a leading executive at Warner Bros., abandoning Hollywood to live in...
Sep 13, 2011 · He was 81. While at Warner Bros. in the 1970s (as production chief, president, and vice chairman), the controversial and groundbreaking movies Calley supervised included Alan Pakula’s All the...
Sep 14, 2011 · Sept. 14, 2011 12 AM PT. John Calley, a former top executive at Warner Bros., United Artists and Sony Pictures Entertainment and a producer whose credits include “The Remains of the Day”...
When Warner Bros., merged with Filmways later in the '60s, Calley was promoted to executive VP of worldwide production, later rising to president and then vice chairman, under Frank Wells. In addition to All the President's Men (1976) , Calley's Warner Bros. years featured hits like Superman (1978) , Chariots of Fire (1981) and Woodstock (1970) .
