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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.
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.
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...
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)...
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,...
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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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...