- Headed Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios during the 1970s and the early 1980s.
- Father of Karen Rosenfelt.
- Longtime executive at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio. Joined MGM in 1955 as a lawyer and became general counsel in 1969. Became studio head after MGM was purchased by Kirk Kerkorian in the 1970s.
- One of the biggest disappointments of his career was when "Network" lost out to "Rocky" for the best-picture Academy Award. Reportedly, he was so angry that he forbade anyone in his home to even mention the name "Rocky".
- As chairman of MGM Studios, he green-lighted "Dr. Zhivago" and "Network", among other classics. He became friends with legendary directors Stanley Kubrick and David Lean.
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