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| Born | (1910-04-04)April 4, 1910 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | 21 September 1994 (1994-09-22) (aged 84) New York City, U.S. |
| Education | Columbia University, (BA) Columbia Law School, (JD) |
| Occupation(s) | Chairman ofOrion Pictures from 1978 to 1994 Chairman ofUnited Artists from 1951 to 1978 |
| Spouse | Mathilde Krim |
Arthur Brian Krim (April 4, 1910 – September 21, 1994) was an Americanentertainment lawyer, the former finance chairman for theU.S. Democratic Party, an adviser to PresidentLyndon Johnson and the former chairman ofEagle-Lion Films (1945–1950),United Artists (1950–1978), andOrion Pictures (1978–1994). His more than four decades as a movie studio head is one of the longest in Hollywood history.[1]
Born to aJewish family[2] inNew York City, he received hisB.A. fromColumbia University in 1930, and graduated fromColumbia Law School two years later.[3]
Krim was a partner at the firm of Phillips Nizer Benjamin Krim & Ballon. He worked as an entertainment lawyer for clients such asClifford Odets andJohn Garfield.[4]
He served in theU.S. ArmyService Forces in thePacific Theatre of Operations ofWorld War II where he rose to the rank oflieutenant colonel.
In 1946 Krim and his partnerRobert Benjamin managed the American portion ofEagle-Lion Films where they sought top talent to produce their films.[5]
When Krim and Benjamin took overUnited Artists in 1951, stockholders gave them three years to turn a profit; they did it in six months.[6] Krim remained with UA until 1978 when he createdOrion Pictures.
Krim became an influential Democrat, head of the Democratic Party Financing Committee and advised PresidentsJohn F. Kennedy,Lyndon B. Johnson andJimmy Carter.[6]
He was married toMathilde Krim. He died in New York City in 1994, aged 84.[3]
UponNelson Mandela's release and subsequent freedom tour in 1990, Krim hosted a $1,000 per person cocktail party at his East Side townhouse where attendees hoped to greet the newly freed Mandela.[7]
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