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The Barry Diller Story - The Life and Times of the Greatest Entertainment Mogul (Paperback, Revised)
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The Barry Diller Story - The Life and Times of the Greatest Entertainment Mogul (Paperback, Revised)
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Despite backroom machinations, swashbuckling deals, and towering
personalities, this tepid biography is far from being a
thriller-diller. While it requires a substantial stretch of
imagination to call Barry Diller America's "greatest entertainment
mogul," he is certainly one of the more visionary and driven
players in the media marketplace today. He was largely responsible
for creating the Fox network, his feel for "product" is superb, and
his attention to detail is legendary. No surprise then that his
various wheelings and dealings are closely watched as harbingers of
the industry's future direction. Like many wildly successful
people, Diller skipped college in favor of an early start on his
career, rocketing from that great cliched launching pad, the
mailroom of William Morris, to ABC, where he quickly rose through
the ranks. From there it was off to Hollywood, where, still in his
early 30s, he helped save Paramount. This won him the job of CEO at
Fox, where he deftly turned the ailing company into the fourth
network. But then came the inevitable falling out with owner Rupert
Murdoch, and Diller was swiftly jettisoned. Since his ouster, using
the home-shopping channel QVC as his lever, he has tried to work
his way back to power. After the failed pursuit of Paramount and
CBS, he is now buying up independent television stations with the
presumed goal of building another network. All fascinating stuff -
but fumbled in Mair's (Bette, 1995, etc.) gawky hands. He has a
slim grasp of the telling detail or anecdote, the dead-on quote,
the revealing aside. He is also woefully reticent about the
notoriously private Diller's personal life. Mair does have a good,
gut feel for the raw and often brutal workings of big business, but
his overarching narrative clunkiness undoes him. (Kirkus Reviews)
The meteoric rise of "Killer Diller" Barry Diller has been a major player in the entertainment industry for more than thirty years. Always on the cutting edge, he revolutionized television with such groundbreaking concepts as the movie-of-the-week and the miniseries. He greenlighted the megahits Raiders of the Lost Ark, 48 Hours, and Terms of Endearment. Now, industry insider George Mair takes you behind the scenes for a perceptive, penetrating, and completely captivating look at both the public persona and the private life of a legendary media mogul. Learn the truth about: - The critical acclaim—and the controversy—behind The Simpsons and Married . . . With Children
- The abortive CBS-QVC merger: what went wrong and why
- Hardball and heartbreak on The Late Show Starring Joan Rivers
- Wheeling and dealing with Hollywood heavyhitters Rupert Murdoch, Sumner Redstone, Marvin Davis, Michael Eisner, and many, many more!
"He taught movie executives to put some passion into their jobs. The business is a better place because of Barry."—the late Dawn Steel studio head and onetime Barry Diller protégé at Paramount "He really is the brightest of the bunch." —Julia Phillips Academy Award(r)-winning producer bestselling author of You'll Never Eat Lunch in This Town Again
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