Eric Pleskow, who ran United Artists, co-founded and led Orion Pictures and produced John Boorman’s Beyond Rangoon, died today in Westport, CT. He was 95. The Austria native also has served a…
.. “Eric had a fulfilled and long life and we appreciated him as a longtime friend and companion of our festival. As president and patron of the Viennale, he has always carried us with his humor and foresight.”
Born on April 24, 1924, in Vienna, Pleskow and his family fled Europe via France days before the outbreak of World War II. After training as a film editor on documentaries including, Pleskow was drafted into the U.S. Army and was stationed in Munich. There Gen. Robert McClure put him in charge of rebuilding and managing the Bavaria Film Studios.
After the war, worked his way up from European sales manager for United Artists to studio president from 1973-78 — becoming the first European to lead UA since its co-founder Charlie Chaplin. During his tenure, the studio put out three consecutive Best Picture Oscar winners:
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