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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Charles_BluhdornCharles Bluhdorn - Wikipedia

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   Charles Bluhdorn was an Austrian-born American industrialist who built his fortune in auto parts and commodities. He also owned Paramount Pictures, which produced The Godfather and Chinatown, and invested in the Dominican Republic's tourism and sugar industry.

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3. www.newyorker.com › magazine › 1996/12/16THE LAST BUSINESS ECCENTRIC - The New Yorker

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   Dec 8, 1996 · By reputation, Charles G. Bluhdorn was the most ruthless conglomerateur of them all. His violent temper and many eccentricities made him a celebrity.

4. time.com › archive › 6882909The Big Sell-Off - TIME

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   Aug 29, 1983 · Charles Bluhdorn was one of the earliest and flashiest corporate conglomerateurs, a master of the unfriendly takeover. Starting with a small auto-parts company in 1958, he assembled...

5. www.vanityfair.com › magazine › 2015Hurricane Charlie - Vanity Fair

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   Feb 4, 2015 · Rapacious, combustible, and passionate, Charlie Bluhdorn routinely made the impossible happen as he built his Gulf & Western empire. Taking over Paramount in 1966, he hired (and battled)...

6. time.com › archive › 6639559CONGLOMERATES: Godfatfier's Godfather - TIME

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   May 15, 1972 · Charles Bluhdorn, the highly creative and sometimes abrasive chairman of Gulf & Western Industries, is just that. In the 1960s he built G. & W. into a prosperous conglomerate,...

7. thecinemaholic.com › did-charles-bluhdorn-sellDid Charles Bluhdorn Sell Paramount Pictures Before The ...

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   May 12, 2022 · Learn the truth behind the fictional depiction of Bluhdorn selling Paramount in 'The Offer,' a series about the making of 'The Godfather.' Find out how Bluhdorn acquired and ran the studio and his involvement in the 'Godfather' franchise.

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   Does Charles Bluhdorn own Gulf & Western?

   • Charles Bluhdorn, who owns Gulf & Western, was speaking when he accepted [an award], ‘no matter how much we might have liked to strangle each other from time to time.’ But clouds were shadowing Oscar night, a whole black bank of them in the form of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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   What did Charlie Bluhdorn make?

   • Charlie Bluhdorn made a diverse range of businesses, including those that produced bumpers, sugar, mattresses, paper bags, cigars, wristwatches, cement, stockings, books, consumer loans, and caskets. He also ventured into motion pictures.

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   Will Bluhdorn sell 'the godfather'?

   • In 1971, ‘The Godfather’ was gearing up for production when ‘The Offer’ depicts Bluhdorn considering unloading Paramount Pictures from the Gulf and Western Industries portfolio. However, in reality, there are no reports of Bluhdorn considering an outright sale of the studio.

   Did Charles Bluhdorn Sell Paramount Pictures Before The Godfather Was

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   Did Bluhdorn sell Paramount Pictures?

   • In the fifth episode of the series titled ‘Kiss the Ring,’ the film is ready to shoot, but Paramount Pictures’ owner Charles Bluhdorn decides to offload the studio from his portfolio. Naturally, viewers must be curious to learn whether Bluhdorn sold Paramount in reality and whether the sale affected the production of ‘The Godfather.’

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9. www.vanityfair.com › news › 1997The Man Who Kept The Secrets - Vanity Fair

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   Apr 6, 1997 · When Charles Bluhdorn, the Austrian immigrant who transformed a small Michigan auto-bumper business into Gulf & Western, took over Paramount Pictures in 1966 and brought in Evans to run it for...