Frank Price Dies: Former Head Of Columbia Pictures & Universal TV Was 95
Frank Price led MCA/Universal and Columbia Pictures during Hollywood's peak, overseeing films that won 20 Oscars and earned over $1.5 billion in box office revenue.
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Frank Price Dies: Former Head Of Columbia Pictures & Universal TV Was 95
Frank Price, a writer and Emmy-nominated producer who rose to chairman and CEO of Columbia Pictures before becoming head of Universal Television, died Monday. He was 95. His son, former Amazon Studios president Roy Price, said his father died in his sleep. Born on May 17, 1930, in Decatur, IL, the elder Price was a TV writer-producer during the heyday of Westerns, including serving in producer roles for more 100 episodes of The Virginians and …
Frank Price, Columbia and Universal Studio Chief, Dies at 95
Frank Price, a writer-producer who made the rare leap to studio executive and became the head of Universal and Columbia Pictures, has died at the age of 95, according to his son and former Amazon Studios head Roy Price. Price’s four-decade rise from CBS story editor to the head of Universal Television and later Columbia has left an immeasurable impact on Hollywood, from helping to pioneer formats like miniseries and made-for-TV movies to oversee…
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