Ned Tanen

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AKA: Ned Stone Tanen
Nationality: American
Birthdate: 09/20/1931
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA
Death Date: 01/05/2009

biography

Versatile, durable, prominent figure in the entertainment industry who began with MCA in the mid-1950s and whose career really took off when he founded Uni Records in the late 60s. Tanen had a hand in leading such performers as Olivia Newton-John, Neil Diamond and Elton John into the spotlight and soon after merged his enterprise with Decca Records to form MCA Records.

Restless for success in new fields of endeavor, Tanen promptly turned his interest to motion picture production and quickly found himself president of Universal Pictures. During the 70s and early 80s he had a hand in developing Continued

Credits

Producer
1996
Producer
1985
Executive Producer
1985
Executive Producer
1984
Producer

milestones

Year
Milestone
 
Served with the United States Air Force
1954 
Joined MCA Inc. as an agent
 
Worked as a vice president for MCA-TV
1967 
Appointed vice president at MCA Inc.
1967 
Founded the MCA-owned Uni Records
Continued

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