Charles Bluhdorn

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Charles Bluhdorn was an Austrian-born American industrialist best known for building the conglomerate Gulf+Western into a major force in entertainment and manufacturing during the mid-20th century.

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instanceOf Austrian American
businessperson
corporate executive
entrepreneur
industrialist
associatedWith Dominican Republic sugar industry
birthName Karl Johann Blühdorn NERFINISHED
businessModel conglomerate diversification
businessRegion Latin America NERFINISHED
United States NERFINISHED
category 20th-century American businesspeople
American chief executives
Austrian emigrants to the United States
causeOfDeath heart attack
controlled Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Austria
United States of America
dateOfBirth 1926-09-20
dateOfDeath 1983-02-19
deathDuring business trip
employer Gulf+Western Industries NERFINISHED
era 20th century
ethnicOrigin Jewish
familyName Bluhdorn NERFINISHED
founded Gulf+Western Industries NERFINISHED
givenName Charles
industry entertainment industry
manufacturing industry
knownFor aggressive acquisition strategy
transforming Gulf+Western into a diversified conglomerate
languageSpoken English
German
mannerOfDeath sudden death
migration emigrated from Austria to the United States
nationalityChange became a naturalized citizen of the United States
notableFor building Gulf+Western Industries into a major conglomerate
influence on Hollywood film industry through Paramount Pictures
notableWork development of Gulf+Western conglomerate
occupation business executive
industrialist
owned Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Vienna, Austria NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Dominican Republic NERFINISHED
positionHeld chairman of Gulf+Western Industries
chief executive officer of Gulf+Western Industries
founder of Gulf+Western Industries
residence New York City

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The Offer character Charles Bluhdorn
Gulf+Western foundedBy Charles Bluhdorn
Gulf+Western keyPerson Charles Bluhdorn