milestones

Year
Milestone
 
Raised in Brooklyn
1963 
Started career at CBS Television in L.A.; reportedly fired for striking an audience member who applauded the announcement of the assassination of President John F Kennedy
1963 
Began career working in mailroom of William Morris talent agency (date approximate)
 
Became a junior agent at William Morris
1968 
Moved to Ashley Famous Agency as a music agent
 
Became an agent at Creative Management
1969 
Co-founded (with Elliott Roberts) talent management company for musicians he discovered and developed; first hit performer was Laura Nyro (date approximate)
1969 
Engineered sale of Nyro's publishing company, Tuna Fish Ltd., for $4 million; received half
1970 
Founded Asylum Records
1973 
President then chairman, Electra-Asylum Records; sold to Warner Communications (for a reported $7 million); also headed film production unit at Warner Communications
1975 
Named vice chairman, Warner Bros. Pictures
1976 
Diagnosed with cancer; later discovered to be mis-diagnosis
1977 
Named executive assistant to the chairman, Warner Communications
1980 
Formed Geffen Records (independent label) and Geffen Film Co.
1982 
Produced first Broadway play, "Master Harold...and the Boys"
1982 
Produced first feature, "Personal Best"
1989 
Produced first TV series, "Beetlejuice" (animated)
1990 
Sold Geffen Records to MCA
1990 
March 20 formed DGC (David Geffen Company) music
1992 
Came out as gay at a "Commitment to Life" benefit for AIDS Project Los Angeles
1994 
Announced, along with former Disney executive Jeffrey Katzenberg and Steven Spielberg, the forming of DreamWorks SKG, a new studio that would produce movies at a more cost efficient level than the major studios
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