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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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austrian American
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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
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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
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transforming Gulf+Western into a diversified conglomerate ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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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
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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
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chief executive officer of Gulf+Western Industries ⓘ founder of Gulf+Western Industries ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
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