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Barry Diller is a prominent media executive who began his career at ABC, where he pioneered the Movie of the Week and the miniseries. He served as Chairman and CEO of Paramount Pictures and later 20th Century Fox, where he launched the Fox Broadcasting Company.
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Who Knew
In this candid memoir, media mogul Barry Diller recounts his journey from the mailroom of the William Morris Agency to leading Paramount Pictures and 20th Century Fox, and eventually founding IAC. Diller shares personal stories of his dysfunctional childhood, his struggles with his sexuality in a less tolerant era, and the professional risks he took that revolutionized the entertainment industry, including the creation of the Movie of the Week and the Fox network. The narrative offers an insider's look at Hollywood's golden age and the dawn of the digital revolution.
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A Dysfunctional Beverly Hills Childhood
My upbringing in the pocket square of Beverly Hills was perfectly dysfunctional, hidden behind the manicured borders of a palm-treed cocoon. To the outside world, we were a wealthy family living the California dream, but inside, we were a mess of separation and silence. My parents separated often, c...
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Secrets, Sexuality, and Early Ambitions
The dysfunction in my family was compounded by two dark secrets. My brother, four years older, was a drug addict by age thirteen, a prodigy whose life was consumed by heroin. He was cruel and violent toward me, once knocking me out cold with a telephone. His addiction was our guarded shame, a topic ...
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About Barry Diller
Barry Diller is a prominent media executive who began his career at ABC, where he pioneered the Movie of the Week and the miniseries. He served as Chairman and CEO of Paramount Pictures and later 20th Century Fox, where he launched the Fox Broadcasting Company. He is the founder and Chairman of IAC ...
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Barry Diller is a prominent media executive who began his career at ABC, where he pioneered the Movie of the Week and the miniseries. He served as Chairman and CEO of Paramount Pictures and later 20th Century Fox, where he launched the Fox Broadcasting Company. He is the founder and Chairman of IAC ...
Barry Diller is a prominent media executive who began his career at ABC, where he pioneered the Movie of the Week and the miniseries. He served as Chairman and CEO of Paramount Pictures and later 20th Century Fox, where he launched the Fox Broadcasting Company. He is the founder and Chairman of IAC and Expedia Group. Diller is married to fashion designer Diane von Fürstenberg.
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