Richard Kahn, a former president and longtime governor of the Academy of Movement Image Arts and Sciences who additionally had an extended profession in movie publicity and advertising and marketing, died April 5 in Los Angeles, the Academy introduced. He was 95.
“All of us on the Academy are deeply saddened to be taught of Richard’s passing,” CEO Invoice Kramer and President Janet Yang stated in a press release. “Richard was a loyal member of the Academy and the movie group at massive.”
Kahn was elected the twenty sixth president of the Academy in August 1988, succeeding Robert Smart, and served one time period. He additionally served 12 years as an Academy governor. He beforehand had been elected to 5 phrases as Vice President and one as Secretary throughout his tenure. He was a member of the Advertising and marketing and Public Relations Department of the Academy of Movement Image Arts and Sciences since 1964 and served on its Department Government Committee for 15 years.
“Throughout his time on the board, each as our President and as a governor for a few years, he performed a significant position in establishing traditions that stay at the moment,” Kramer and Yang added. “His imaginative and prescient and management go away an indelible mark. He remained a good friend to so many, and our ideas are together with his household presently.”
Kahn helped launch many initiatives on the Academy, together with the its new member receptions, which now are held yearly throughout the globe. He additionally headed the Public Relations Coordinating Committee, which created the Academy’s first Nominees Luncheon in 1982.
From left: Johnny Goodman, Richard Kahn and Peter Noble in 1988 (Getty Pictures)
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Throughout a profession that spanned six many years, he had stints in advertising and marketing at Columbia Photos and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, engaged on such basic movies as The Bridge on the River Kwai, The Weapons of Navarone, Lawrence of Arabia, A Man for All Seasons, Humorous Woman, Oliver!, The Sunshine Boys, Community and Conflict of the Titans.
Born on August 19, 1929, in New Rochelle, NY, Kahn started a two-decade tenure at Columbia Photos following his commencement from the College of Pennsylvania’s Wharton Faculty and repair as a U.S. Navy officer throughout the Korean Conflict. He joined MGM in 1975, rising to president of MGM Worldwide and later EVP Advertising and marketing for the mixed MGM and United Artists after its 1981 acquisition.
In 1983, Kahn launched a movie advertising and marketing consultancy together with his spouse, Marianne Kahn, and served as an adjunct professor at USC’s Peter Stark Producing Program till 1989. He additionally led the Movie Data Council as govt chairman from 1985-95 and served on the board of the Will Rogers Memorial Fund from 1987-2001. In 2000, he acquired Key Artwork Pioneer Award from our sister publication The Hollywood Reporter for his inventive contributions to the leisure trade.
He appeared additionally appeared within the documentaries Backbone Tingler! The William Fort Story (2000) and Inside: Physician Strangelove (2007).
“Our Dad had a form and beneficiant soul, a wry humorousness and was a beautiful father. We’ll miss him dearly,” his daughters Sharon Kahn and Lisa Kahn Feldstern stated in a press release.
Kahn is also survived by son-in-law Daniel Feldstern; a grandson, Nick, and his spouse Jenn Fasulo-Feldstern.
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