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David Geffen
American businessman (born 1943) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
David Lawrence Geffen (born February 21, 1943)[1] is an American film producer, record executive, and media proprietor. In music, he co-founded Asylum Records (with Elliot Roberts) in 1971 before founding Geffen Records in 1980, DGC Records in 1990, and co-founding DreamWorks Records (with Mo Ostin, Michael Ostin and Lenny Waronker) in 1996. In film, he founded the Geffen Film Company in 1986 and co-founded DreamWorks SKG (with Steven Spielberg and Jeffrey Katzenberg) in 1994.
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Born | David Lawrence Geffen (1943-02-21) February 21, 1943 (age 81) New York City, U.S. |
Education | Santa Monica College (no degree) |
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Title | Founder of |
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