Former chariman of Columbia Pictures, who (with Abe Schneider) took over after the death of the Cohn brothers in the late 1950s. Hits of the 1960s included LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (1962), A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS (1966), Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn's last picture together GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER (1967), the musical Best Picture winner OLIVER! (1968) and the surprise blockbuster EASY RIDER (1969) which cost Columbia less than $500,000 to produce but brought in more than $25 million in gross box office revenue. However, re-organization and financial setbacks in the 1970s brought the company to the brink of bankruptcy, and a new management team headed by Alan Hirschfield and David Begelman took over. He has a star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars.  Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award 1978. 1 Honorary Award