Gordon Stulberg

Gordon T. Stulberg (17 December 1923 – 12 October 2000) was a Canadian-American film executive and lawyer, best known for a long stint as president and chief operating officer of 20th Century Fox and Cinema Center Films and PolyGram Pictures.

Early life and education Stulberg was born into a Jewish family where he oversaw 26 films including Little Big Man (1970) and The Boys in the Band (1971). Stulberg worked to turn around the studio's financial performance. He had some notable successes and some failures as well but over all opinion on Stulberg's tenure was quite positive. This was due to his efforts in salvaging and reallocating misused funds, revamping the studio's sagging image, and his foresight in making such films as the epic classic Star Wars (1977) and cult favorites like Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975), Young Frankenstein (1974) and Sounder (1972). In 1974, Stulberg left Fox after differences with Stanfill and returned to practicing law at the entertainment law firm of Mitchell, Silberberg and Knupp for five years. Stulberg died from complications related to diabetes.

Selected filmography Films made under Stulberg at Cinema Center Films With Six You Get Eggroll (1968) A Fine Pair (1968) The April Fools (1969) Hail, Hero! (1969) Me, Natalie (1969) The Reivers (1969) The Royal Hunt of the Sun (1969) A Boy Named Charlie Brown (1969) The Boys in the Band (1970) Little Big Man (1970) A Man Called Horse (1970) Monte Walsh (1970) Rio Lobo (1970) Something for Everyone (1970) Scrooge (1970) Darker Than Amber (1970) Adam at Six A.M. (1970) Homer (1970) Big Jake (1971) Le Mans (1971) Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me? (1971) Something Big (1971) The Christian Licorice Store (1971) The African Elephant (1971) Blue Water, White Death (1971) Prime Cut (1972)

Films made under Stulberg at 20th Century Fox The Poseidon Adventure (1972) Sounder (1972) Sleuth (1972) The Heartbreak Kid (1972) The Paper Chase (1973) The Three Musketeers (1973) The Last American Hero (1973) Emperor of the North Pole (1973) Cinderella Liberty (1973) The Seven Ups (1973) The Four Musketeers (1974) The Towering Inferno (1974) Harry and Tonto (1974) Dirty Mary Crazy Larry (1974) Zardoz (1974) Conrack (1974) 11 Harrowhouse (1974) 99 and 44/100% Dead (1974) The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder (1974) Young Frankenstein (1974) The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) Star Wars (1977)

Films made under Stulberg at Polygram Endless Love (1981) An American Werewolf in London (1981)