Michael Nathanson (film executive)

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Michael Nathanson
Born
Michael Nathanson

1955or1956(age 67–68)
NationalityAmerican
EducationB.A. Ithaca College
SpouseDiana Victoria Lands
Parent(s)Edith Landesman Nathanson
Ted Nathanson
Family Benedict Gimbel Jr. (grandfather)
Adam Gimbel (great-great-grandfather)

Michael Nathanson (born 1955/1956) [1] is an American film industry executive who was head of MGM Pictures.

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Early life and education

Nathanson was raised in New York City, the son of Edith (née Landesman) and Ted Nathanson. His father was a director at NBC including the original Tonight Show and the Today Show and later the coordinating producer for numerous national sporting events for NBC Sports. [2] [3] His mother was a producer at ABC who worked on The Perry Como Show . [2] [4] His paternal grandfather, Benedict Gimbel Jr., founded one of the first radio stations in Philadelphia [5] [6] (his father was born Benedict Gimbel III but changed his surname to that of his mother). [2] [3] His great-great-grandfather was Adam Gimbel, the founder of Gimbel Brothers department store. He has two sisters who are also in the industry, Laura Nathanson Knobloch, a vice president at Fox Television, and Carla Nathanson Hoffman, who worked on the David Letterman Show . [3] [2] [7] [8]

Career

Nathanson began his career at NBC Sports in New York City and then moved to Los Angeles in 1975 [9] where he worked as a production assistant on the 1977 films, The Deep [10] and Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger . [9] From 1980 to 1984, he worked at United Artists. [1] In 1987, he went to work for Columbia Pictures [9] and in 1989, [11] was named as senior production executive and later president of worldwide production [1] where he oversaw the production of such films as Awakenings , The Prince of Tides , Boyz n the Hood , and A River Runs Through It . [11] In 1994, he was named as chairman and chief executive of Arnon Milchan's New Regency Productions where he oversaw such films as A Time to Kill , Tin Cup , Natural Born Killers , Heat , Free Willy , Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home , [1] and Copycat . [11] In February 1997, Frank Mancuso hired him to serve as president of MGM Pictures replacing Mike Marcus. [1] At MGM, he oversaw the production of Windtalkers , Bandits , Rollerball , Killing Me Softly , and Hart's War . [10] He stayed at MGM for seven years and the took a position as CEO of production at ONC Entertainment [12] where he oversaw such films as L.A. Confidential , Balls Out: Gary the Tennis Coach , and Yours, Mine & Ours . In 2012, Nathanson was named along with Bill Lischak as co-presidents of OddLot Entertainment by its CEO and founder, Gigi Pritzker. [13]

Personal life

In 1990, he married Diana Victoria Lands. [14]

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  4. ↑ "Nathanson-Edith Landesman, passed away Friday evening, April 10, 2020". The New York Times . April 15, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Benedict Gimbel Jr., 71, Dies; Had Owned Radio Station WIP". The New York Times . February 6, 1971.
  6. ↑ "Benedict Gimbel, Jr". Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia.
  7. ↑ "David Hoffman Wed To Carla Nathanson". New York Times . September 28, 1986. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Peter Knobloch Wed To Laura Nathanson". New York Times . February 5, 1989. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
  9. 1 2 3 ""Yours, Mine & Ours" Production Information". Yours, Mine & Ours.
  10. 1 2 Goodridge, Mike (September 20, 2001). "Michael Nathanson renews contract at MGM Pictures". Screen Daily .
  11. 1 2 3 Johnson, Ted; Weiner, Rex (February 11, 1997). "MGM's newest lion: Nathanson". Variety .
  12. ↑ McNary, Dave (November 14, 2012). "Lischak, Nathanson to top OddLot: Duo named co-presidents of production company". The Chicago Tribune .
  13. ↑ Foreman, Liza (November 14, 2012). "Former MGM Exec Michael Nathanson and Bill Lischak to Serve as Co-Presidents at OddLot Entertainment". The Wrap .
  14. ↑ "Diana Lands and Michael Nathanson Are Wed". The New York Times . September 16, 1990.
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