John Calley
Production Born: 1930-07-08 Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
Biography
John Nicholas Calley (July 8, 1930 – September 13, 2011) was an American film studio executive and producer. He was quite influential during his years at Warner Bros. (where he worked from 1968 to 1981) and "produced a film a month, on average, including commercial successes like The Exorcist and Superman." During his seven years at Sony Pictures Entertainment starting in 1996, five of which he was chairman and chief executive, he was credited with "reinvigorat[ing]" that major film studio.
Movies
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope
One Night Stand
Full Metal Jacket: Between Good and Evil
A Decade Under the Influence
The Business End: Violence in Cinema
Sharon Tate: Murdered Innocence
Lost Kubrick: The Unfinished Films of Stanley Kubrick
Love & Loyalty: The Making of 'The Remains of the Day'
The Peculiar Memories of Bruce Robinson
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry
The Remains of the Day: The Filmmaker's Journey
All Eyes on Sharon Tate
You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
The Evolution of Clint Eastwood
The Craft of Dirty Harry
This Is Gary McFarland