TRADE ORGANIZATION

American film industry trade association, founded in 1922 as the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America, with Will H. Hays as the group's first president.

Official Website:
http://www.mpaa.org/

Location:
Washington, DC

Founding Date:
1922

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Peter Chernin	Business	29-May-1951		President of News Corporation
Chris Dodd	Politician	27-May-1944		US Senator from Connecticut, 1981-2011
Michael Eisner	Business	7-Mar-1942		CEO of Disney, 1984-2005
John Feehery	Government	c. 1963		Washington lobbyist, pundit
Russell J. Frackman	Attorney	c. 1945		RIAA, MPAA Attorney
Dan Glickman	Politician	24-Nov-1944		Former Congressman, President of the MPAA
Will H. Hays	Business	5-Nov-1879	7-Mar-1954	The Hays Production Code
Robert Iger	Business	10-Feb-1951		CEO of Disney
Sherry Lansing	Business	31-Jul-1944		Former Paramount executive
Rupert Murdoch	Business	11-Mar-1931		Founder and CEO of News Corp
Richard Nanula	Business	9-May-1960		CFO of Amgen
Terry Semel	Business	24-Feb-1943		CEO of Yahoo, 2001-07
Jack Valenti	Business	5-Sep-1921	26-Apr-2007	Presidential advisor, headed the MPAA

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