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Charles Bluhdorn

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American industrialist

United StatesFoundersLived 1926 to 1983 · aged 56
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Charles George Bluhdorn 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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Charles George Bluhdorn 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. Paramount was a former subsidiary of Gulf and Western Industries, which Bluhdorn purchased in 1956 when it was called the Michigan Plating and Stamping Company.

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United States
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deceased
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Lived 1926 to 1983 · aged 56
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