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    Gil Friesen (March 10, 1937 – December 13, 2012) was an American music and film executive known for being chairman of A&M Records from 1977 until its sale for $500 million in 1990, co-founder of the Classic Sports Cable Network and executive producer of The Breakfast Club in 1985.

  2. Dec 15, 2012 · Gil Friesen, the record executive who built A&M Records with Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss – helping to introduce the Police, Janet Jackson, Soundgarden and the Carpenters to the world – died...

  3. Gil Friesen, who achieved success in films and television but was best known for helping to establish A&M Records as an artists’ haven for an eclectic stable of performers that included Carole...

  4. Dec 14, 2012 · Longtime A&M exec and film producer Gil Friesen died yesterday at his home in Los Angeles after a prolonged battle with leukemia. He spent 31 years at A&M and was, along with founders Herb...

  5. Dec 17, 2012 · The music world is mourning the death of legendary A&M Records executive Gil Friesen (pictured at left in the above photo), who along with Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss, helped grow the record...

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  6. Dec 14, 2012 · Gil Friesen, the first employee at Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss’ legendary A&M Records, who later executive produced movies including The Breakfast Club, has died. He was 75.

  7. Dec 14, 2012 · Music and film exec Gil Friesen, the key man at Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss’ A&M Records during the Hollywood label’s independent glory days, died Dec. 13 in Brentwood. He was 75 and succumbed...

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