2006Nominee
Best Picture
The Da Vinci Code
John Calley
Actor · Producer
Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
July 8, 1930
Biography
John Nicholas Calley (July 8, 1930 – September 13, 2011) was an American film studio executive and producer. He was quite influential during his years at Warner Bros. (where he worked from 1968 to 1981) and "produced a film a month, on average, including commercial successes like The Exorcist and Superman." During his seven years at Sony Pictures Entertainment starting in 1996, five of which he was chairman and chief executive, he was credited with "reinvigorat[ing]" that major film studio.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2009Nominee
Best Picture
Angels & Demons
2004Nominee
Best Picture
Closer
Career Highlights
1993Highlight
Best Picture
The Remains of the Day
1970Highlight
Best Picture
Catch-22
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The Da Vinci Code
Angels & Demons
Closer