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- Birth nameErich Pleskoff
- Eric Pleskow was born on April 24, 1924 in Vienna, Austria. He was a producer, known for Beyond Rangoon (1995), The Hollywood Sign (2001) and Pledge to Bataan (1943). He was married to Barbara Black. He died on October 1, 2019 in Westport, Connecticut, USA.
- SpouseBarbara Black(1951 - 2009) (her death, 2 children)
- Founder and head of Orion Pictures Corporation.
- Former CEO of United Artists.
- Pictured on a 70c Austrian commemorative postage stamp celebrating his 90th birthday, issued 12 April 2014.
- In 1948 he joined the Motion Picture Export Assn. in Germany as an assistant general manager. He also worked as a continental representative for Sol Lesser Prods.
- Studied engineering at City College of New York starting in 1938. His education was curtailed by the onset of WWII. After his Army duty, he served as a civilian adviser to the U.S. War Dept.'s motion picture division.
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