What is Walter Yetnikoff?
{{Infobox person | name = | image = Walter Yetnikoff Paul McCartney (cropped).jpg | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date|1933|8|11}} | birth_place = [[Brooklyn]], [[New York (state)|New York]], U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|2021|8|9|1933|8|11}} | death_place = [[Bridgeport, Connecticut]], U.S. | nationality = American | years_active = 1958&ndash;2021 | alma_mater = [[Brooklyn College]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br />[[Columbia University]] ([[Bachelor of Laws|LLB]]) | spouse = June May Horowitz (divorced)<br />Cynthia Slamar (divorced)<br />{{marriage|Lynda Kady|2007}} | children = 2 }}'''Walter Yetnikoff''' (August 11, 1933 – August 8, 2021) was an American music industry businessman. He was the president of [[CBS Records International]] from 1971 to 1975 and then president and CEO of [[Sony Music Entertainment|CBS Records]] from 1975 to 1990. He was known for helping produce many [[Michael Jackson]] music albums. He was born in [[New York City]]. Yetnikoff was born in [[New York City]]. Yetnikoff died on August 8, 2021 in [[Bridgeport, Connecticut]] from [[bladder cancer]], just three days before his 88th birthday.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Trakin |first1=Roy |title=Walter Yetnikoff, Infamous CBS Records Head Who Helped Make Michael Jackson a Superstar, Dies at 87 |url=https://variety.com/2021/music/obituaries-people-news/walter-yetnikoff-cbs-records-executive-dies-dead-1235037858/ |website=Variety}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Yetnikoff, Walter}} [[Category:1933 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:Businesspeople from New York City]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in Connecticut]] [[Category:Deaths from bladder cancer]] {{US-bio-stub}}