Biography

Masters Degree in English Literature, Cambridge, England. Graduate School of Management, UCLA, Los Angeles. Member, (USA) Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). - Member, Academy Grants Committee Judge, Academy Nicholl Screenwriting Fellowship. Member, Academy Library Capital Campaign. Member, British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Co-Founder and President 1982-, Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation, serving seriously ill children. Founder and President First Star Public Policy Initiative, Washington DC. Man of The Year, Los Angeles Department of Health Services. Outstanding Citizen Leadership Award, Ernst and Young Alumni Assoc. Guest Lecturer, University of Southern California Executive MBA Class. Guest Lecturer, Pediatric Grand Rounds, Miller Memorial Hospital. Member, Board of Governors, Century City Hospital, Los Angeles. Previously Chairman, Executive Committee, Panavision Inc. Tarzana, Calif. Previously Executive Vice President, Interscope Communications Inc. Director, Privilege Magazine. Partner, Samuelson Productions of Los Angeles and London. Bilingual English / French. Married to the former Saryl Hirsch. Four children.
- IMDb mini biography by: Peter Samuelson <petersam@who.net>