What is David V. Picker?
'''David Victor Picker''' (May 14, 1931 – April 20, 2019) was an [[Americans|American]] [[movie]] [[executive]] and [[Movie producer|producer]]. He worked in the [[Film industry|movie industry]] for over 40 years. He served as [[president]] and [[chief executive officer]] (CEO) of the [[production]] companies/[[movie studio]]s [[United Artists]], [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]], [[Lorimar Television|Lorimar]] and [[Columbia Pictures]]. He produced many movies, including ''[[The Jerk]]'' (1979). He was also a member of the [[Producers Guild of America]]. His [[memoir]], ''Musts, Maybes and Nevers'', was [[published]] in 2013. Picker was born in [[New York City]]. He was from a [[Jewish]] family. His sister, [[Jean Picker Firstenberg]], served as CEO and director of the [[American Film Institute]]. He was married to [[photographer]] Sandra Jetton. Picked died of [[colon cancer]] in New York City on April 20, 2019. He was 87.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Feinberg|first=Scott|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/david-picker-dead-studio-chief-who-brought-bond-movies-dies-1203570|title=David Picker, Studio Chief Who Brought Bond, The Beatles and Steve Martin to the Movies, Dies at 87|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=April 21, 2019|access-date=April 23, 2019}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{IMDb name|id=0681802|name=David V. Picker}} {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Picker, David V.}} [[Category:1931 births]] [[Category:2019 deaths]] [[Category:American Jews]] [[Category:Businesspeople from New York City]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in New York City]] [[Category:Deaths from colorectal cancer]] [[Category:Movie producers from New York City]] [[Category:Writers from New York City]]