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John Nicholas Calley (July 8, 1930 – September 13, 2011) [1] was an American film studio executive and producer. He was quite influential during his years at Warner Bros., where he worked from 1968 to 1981, [2] and "produced a film a month, on average, including commercial successes like The Exorcist and Superman ." [3] .
John Calley. Producer: The Remains of the Day. Calley was born the son of a car salesman in Jersey City, New Jersey, and attended Columbia University before briefly serving in the Army.
John Calley was a film executive and producer who headed three major studios and worked on over 120 films, including The Exorcist, Catch-22, and The Da Vinci Code. He won the Irving Thalberg Memorial Award in 2009 and died in 2011.
14 Sep 2011 · LOS ANGELES — John Calley, who was known for his unusually artistic approach in running three major Hollywood studios and overseeing some of the most successful movies of the last 50 years, died...
John N. Calley was a studio executive and producer known for his unique ability to identify, support, and put faith in creative visionaries. Raised by a single mother during the Great Depression, John worked as a janitor at his own high school and graduated near the bottom of his class.
John Nicholas Calley (July 8, 1930 – September 13, 2011) was an American film studio executive and producer. He was quite influential during his years at Warner Bros. (where he worked from 1968 to 1981) and "produced a film a month, on average, including commercial successes like The Exorcist and Superman."
John Calley had a legendary career in the film industry, leading three major studios and producing or championing hit films from Catch-22 to The Da Vinci Code. He passed away in 2011 and was honored with the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award by the Academy.
