David Geffen

Biography

David Lawrence Geffen (born February 21, 1943) 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Geffen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

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Inventing David Geffen

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Howard

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Lost Angel: The Genius of Judee Sill

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All Things Must Pass

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Joni Mitchell: Woman of Heart and Mind

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Spielberg

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Everything Is Copy

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Putting It Together: The Making of the Broadway Album

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Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives

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Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice

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Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band

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LennoNYC

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Joni Mitchell, Lady Blue

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The Explosive Generation