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1. • • Charles Bluhdorn, the highly creative and sometimes abrasive chairman of Gulf & Western Industries, is just that. In the 1960s he built G. & W. into a prosperous conglomerate, piling one acquisition atop another, from auto parts to zinc mining.
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   Who was Charles Bluhdorn?

   • ANNALS OF TYCOONERY about Gulf & Western C.E.O. Charles Bluhdorn. In the '60s and 70s, "conglomerate" suggested a corporation whose only purpose was to maintain a dizzying rate of growth, which it did by the constant acquisition of other companies. By reputation, Charles G. Bluhdorn was the most ruthless conglomerateur of them all.

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   How did Bluhdorn become famous?

   • By 1966, Bluhdorn had grown Gulf and Western to revenues estimated at $182 million; that year it ranked 346th in the Fortune 500 list. The company grew through acquisition, including the takeovers of Stax Records in 1968, Sega in 1969, and Simon & Schuster in 1975. Bluhdorn became known in Hollywood for his intense yet gregarious character.

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   Who is Charlie Bluhdorn?

   • Charlie Bluhdorn was a recurrent figure in business history as the enterprising businessman who built a holding (or other large) company reliant, to varying degrees, on innovative organization and creative talent. In this role, he was represented in the history of business creativity.

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   Who did Bluhdorn meet?

   • Forman never agreed to it, but Bluhdorn didn't give up. Next, the writer was summoned to Saint-Tropez, France, where Bluhdorn had business, and met with Bluhdorn, and the novel's writers, Collins and Lapierre, as well as Diller. They met at Italian industrialist Dino Fabbri's home, but the meeting was unfruitful.

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   Charles George Bluhdorn (born Karl Georg Blühdorn; September 20, 1926 – February 19, 1983) was an Austrian-born American industrialist. He built his fortune in auto parts and commodities such as zinc , and following a 1966 acquisition became CEO, chairman and president of the Hollywood movie studio Paramount Pictures .

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   Aug 29, 1983 · Gulf + Western slims down. Charles Bluhdorn was one of the earliest and flashiest corporate conglomerateurs, a master of the unfriendly takeover. Starting with a small auto-parts company in...

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   Charles George Bluhdorn (born Karl Georg Blühdorn; September 20, 1926 – February 19, 1983) was an Austrian-born American industrialist. He built his fortune in auto parts and commodities such as zinc , and following a 1966 acquisition became CEO, chairman and president of the Hollywood movie studio Paramount Pictures .

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   May 7, 2015 · Having started at the UCLA film school and worked on small projects during the 1960s, he co-founded an alternative studio, American Zoetrope, with George Lucas, before winning an Academy Award for...

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   Dec 8, 1996 · By reputation, Charles G. Bluhdorn was the most ruthless conglomerateur of them all. His violent temper and many eccentricities made him a celebrity.

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   Jul 18, 1977 · U.S. CORPORATIONS: Blues for Mr. Charlie. 5 minute read. TIME. July 18, 1977 12:00 AM EDT. A t the peak of his rambunctious form, Chairman Charles Bluhdorn of Gulf & Western Industries, one of...

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   BLUHDORN, CHARLES G. (1926–1983), U.S. empire builder. Born in Vienna, Bluhdorn emigrated to the United States in 1942. After service in the Army Air Force, he studied at the City College of New York and at Columbia University, but did not earn a degree.