Entertainment & Arts
The movie lobbyist will meet with studios to plot his eventual departure.
June 28, 2003
On July 11, a special group of diplomats and lawmakers attended a dinner honoring the secretary general of the Organization of American States and a VIP screening of producer Steven Spielberg’s new hit, “Back to the Future.”
Sept. 3, 1985
Hollywood studios spent an average of $47.7 million to produce a film in 2001, down 13% from the previous year, Motion Picture Assn. of America President Jack Valenti said.
March 6, 2002
Rep. W.J. ‘Billy’ Tauzin is seen as front-runner to replace the 82-year-old as Hollywood’s lobbyist in Washington.
Nov. 14, 2003
Jack Valenti learned the facts of life, Hollywood style, at his first meeting with Lew Wasserman, Arthur Krim, Jack Warner and other studio chiefs who hired him 23 years ago to advance their common interests as president of the Motion Picture Assn. of America.
Aug. 3, 1989
Books
The audio version of the forthcoming memoir by the late Jack Valenti will be read by Michael Douglas -- including a passage about ...
May 18, 2007
JACK VALENTI HAS BEEN HOLLYWOOD’S MAN IN WASHINGTON FOR 30 YEARS. NOW HE’S HAMMERING OUT A SELF-RATING SYSTEM FOR TELEVISION AS HE DID FOR THE MOVIES. IF THERE’S ONE THING ABOUT JACK, HE LOVES A GOOD FIGHT.
Oct. 20, 1996
Jack Valenti, the urbane Washington lobbyist who served as Hollywood’s public face for nearly four decades and was best known for creating the film ratings system, died Thursday afternoon, according to Warren Cowan, his longtime friend.
April 27, 2007
Dick Clark Productions Inc. faces a shareholder suit that seeks to block a $140-million investor-group buyout.
Feb. 21, 2002
Politics
Studio executives discuss possible candidates, sources say, and agree to take up the issue again after Labor Day.
July 1, 2003