biography
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Redstone, Sumner (Murray)
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| male
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| lived:
| (1923– )
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| biography:
| Entertainment executive, born in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He was a government and private lawyer who through his investments in the entertainment industry came to control an empire of film houses and television production and distribution companies. As president, chief executive officer, and chairman of National Amusements (1967) and of Viacom International, he pioneered multiplex cinemas and owned the MTV, Showtime, and Nickelodeon television channels. |
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