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Jack Valenti Dies at 85
2007-04-27 18:20:00 Jack Valenti, who singlehandedly revolutionized the movie business, died yesterday. Jack Valenti, who became a confidant of President Lyndon B. Johnson and then a Hollywood institution, leading the Motion Picture Association of America and conceiving of a voluntary film-rating system that gave new meaning to letters like G, R and X, died [Thursday] in his home ...
By: Gone Hollywood
Film Lobbyist Jack Valenti dies at 85
2007-04-27 15:46:00 Sometimes the guys behind the scenes become bigger stars than most of them on screen. That was the case with Jack Valenti. The legendary film lobbyist and former White House aide died on Wednesday at the age of 85. The 85-year-old Valenti, who died Thursday of complications from a stroke in March, led the movie ...
Jack Valenti ist tot
2007-04-27 11:57:00 Zur guten Genesung kam es doch nicht mehr im Alter von 85 Jahren ist der langjährige Leiter des Verbands der US-Filmindustrie MPAA, Jack Valenti, gestorben. Valenti erlitt Ende März einen Schlaganfall Als Feind der Innovation galt Valenti angesichts seines massiven Einsatzes gegen das Recht zu kopieren und für das Ausweiten von Schutzrechten und -fristen für ...
Film lobbyist Jack Valenti dies at 85
(AP)
2007-04-27 09:10:00 AP - Jack Valenti was not just Hollywood's top lobbyist. He was one of its biggest stars. The 85-year-old Valenti, who died Thursday of complications from a stroke in March, led the movie industry out of the prudishness of old Hollywood and into an age of freer expression with the creation of the film rating system that has endured nearly 40 years.
Movie mover and shaker Jack Valenti dies
2007-04-27 05:14:00 WASHINGTON, April 26: Jack Valenti, the man who was the public face of Hollywood for decades and who created the movie rating system, died Thursday in Washington at age 85.
By: newkerala.com
Your Daily Fix 4.26.07 [J. Mark English]
2007-04-27 04:28:00 More bad news for Michael Vick...this is from ESPN: Police conducting a drug investigation raided a Virginia house owned by Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick and found dozens of dogs, some injured and emaciated, as well as items associated with dog fighting, authorities said. State Police Sgt. D.S. Carr said Vick's relative, Davon Boddie, 26, lives in the house. Vick owns the property, but does not live there and was not present when a search warrant was executed in a drug investigation Wednesday night, Carr said.John Czarnecki breaks down the worst and best draft picks in the NFL over the years.The Kansas City Chiefs deny that they are trying to trade Larry Johnson. That could be considered a poor deal for the Chiefs. But remember when the Cowboys traded away Hershel Walker to the Vikings back in 1988? That trade gave the Cowboys a numerous amount of first round pick which they used to draft Michael Irvin, Troy Aikman, and Emmitt Smith. Wouldn't the Vikings have liked...
By: American Legends
Film lobbyist Jack Valenti dies at 85
(AP)
2007-04-27 03:15:00 AP - Jack Valenti, the former White House aide and film industry lobbyist who instituted the modern movie ratings system and guided Hollywood from the censorship era to the digital age, died Thursday. He was 85.
Jack Valenti: R.I.P.
2007-04-27 02:04:00 Mr. Motion Picture Jack Valenti has died. He was 85. Complications from a stroke. Valenti fronted the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) forever. Jack changed the movie ratings system. He retired and former Congressman Dan Glickman took the helm of the lobbying powerhouse. [MSNBC] [Deadline Hollywood Daily]I knew Valenti. He was a tough cookie. Jack once told me he carried his weights around in a special suitcase so he could lift on the road.
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