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writer kicks the dog and beats his wife. So you learn to pay attention to personal relationships. But that doesn't mean you lie to people. I've been the screwer and the screwee, and I know which is better. It's better to be the screwer, and it's very difficult to do that with honesty, but it's how I prefer to be treated. I don't want power now, or authority, so I suppose my candor can't hurt me.
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advertiser's interest and general attitudes are discussed. A breakfast food advertiser may, for example, wish to make sure the programs do not contain elements that make breakfast distasteful. A cigarette manufacturer would not wish to have cigarette smoking depicted in an unattractive manner. Normally, as long as these considerations do not limit creativity, they will be adhered to.
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until the following Sunday afternoon. Stanton's statement read, "Jim Aubrey's outstanding accomplishment during his tenure as head of the C.B.S. television network need no elaboration. His extraordinary record speaks for itself." Aubrey offered no explanation following his dismissal, nor did
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995:, critically acclaimed as the number-one director of live TV dramas during the 1950s, was forced out by Aubrey in 1960. Frankenheimer found a new career as a film director, for which he is now arguably best known, although he had wanted to continue in television. Frankenheimer once publicly called Aubrey a "barbarian".
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and owned the company that produced it for the network, although Cowan denied he knew anything about the rigging of the program. Cowan's letter of resignation to
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in effect said, 'Look, I don't know that much about TV, I'm a lawyer.' And he let me have autonomy." As vice president of television, a title which Aubrey gained before March 1957, he brought to the air what he recalled as "wild, sexy, lively stuff, things that had never been done before"; shows such
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He read everything. Like he saw every movie. But he had the smallest world there could be. He'd watch a movie, and while everyone else was involved in the story, he'd say out loud "that kid could be the lead in a television program." He read everything sure. All the new fiction. What he didn't like
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were sold to real estate developers; these actions were already planned under Polk. Aubrey was heavily criticized for disposing of MGM's archives and halting productions. He recalled in 1986, "the buck had to stop somewhere, and it was with me. Nostalgia runs strong out here, so we were criticized
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tax lien against Aubrey for $ 38,047.93 was another irritant for Paley. Aubrey seemed to have lost his touch; the early ratings for the 1964–65 season showed that new programs were flops. Paley ordered
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Stanton with a proposal. Claiming he had investors lined up and ready to buy the company, Aubrey said once in control, they would fire Paley, install Stanton as chairman, and promote Aubrey to Stanton's post, CBS corporate president. This did not come to pass, but
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complete reorganization, substantial economies, consolidation of operations and through better performance of recent films, we have been able to operate substantially in the black." In that same month, Aubrey announced the company was in merger talks with
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showed that 57 million viewers were watching the show—one in three Americans. Skouras was forced out of Fox by the company's board of directors in July 1962; Aubrey was rumored to be his successor, but he openly denied he had any intention of leaving CBS.
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magazine, "You just can't deal with Aubrey. He realizes that litigation can be a great expense, and that because of legal delays, the film will have disappeared long before your case comes to court." Aubrey engaged in another infamous feud with
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he had "no desire ever again to become involved in the corporate side of the entertainment business", and had been, in Canby's words, "dabbling in a number of enterprises, including the acquisition of films for TV, real estate, and
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hotel, and that Brasselle demanded the shows in exchange for his using his own Mafia connections to smooth things over. Aubrey's critics acknowledged that he could be charming and went to great lengths to please performers. To keep
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3481:"When Kirk Kerkorian Hired the Most Hated Man in Hollywood | Hollywood Reporter"
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2561:"Skye Aubrey, Actress in 'The Carey Treatment' and 'Batman,' Dies at 74"
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Folkart, Burt A. "James Aubrey Jr., Former Head of CBS and MGM, Dies."
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else to do when you're losing as much money as we are", Aubrey told
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If They Move, Kill 'Em: The Life and Times of Sam Peckinpah
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Oulahan, Richard; Lambert, William (September 10, 1965).
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shows were on CBS—the lone evening exception was NBC's
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Stay Tuned: A concise history of American broadcasting
2842:"Aubrey of C.B.S. Discounts Rumors He Will Head Fox".
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3681:: Preliminary Terms Call for an Exchange of Shares."
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3424:Sloane, Leonard. "Some New Teeth for M-G-M Lion."
2943:, May 12, 1962, p. 18, page found August 20, 2011.
2826:Kempton, Murray. "The Fall of a Television Czar."
2734:Adams, Val. "Head of C.B.S.-TV Quits in Dispute."
595:—Aubrey on Paley and his programming choices, 1986
558:In the long history of human communications, from
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3262:(2nd ed.). Belmont, California: Wadsworth.
2525:"Dethroned King of Air; James Thomas Aubrey Jr"
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2668:June–July 2004. 68–73, 78. (Profile of Aubrey)
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1983:Select films made/released at MGM under Aubrey
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4121:Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1988.
3632:Canby, Vincent. "Is Hollywood in Hot Water?"
3147:Harlan Ellison, "The New Season: Part 2", in
2935:Sex Detours 'Route 66', Senate Probers Reveal
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4119:This ... Is CBS: A Chronicle of Sixty Years.
4057:"The Tyrant's Fall That Rocked The TV World"
3003:. New York: William Sloane Associates, 1964.
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3872:"M-G-M To Withdraw From a Film Group."
3517:Sloane, Leonard. "Capital Gains Help."
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505:President of CBS Television (1959–1965)
438:Walt Disney anthology television series
34:. For the English actor born 1947, see
4651:United States Army Air Forces officers
4135:. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1990.
3697:. "U.S. Will Oppose White Motor Tie."
3563:"Shaft (1971) - Financial Information"
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4105:CBS: Reflections in a Bloodshot Eye.
3726:Brody, Richard (December 16, 2010).
2383:April 27, 1986. Calendar section, 1.
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1681:Captain Nemo and the Underwater City
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366:1953). The couple divorced in 1962.
3791:, December 27, 1971, archived from
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3479:Galloway, Stephen (June 16, 2015).
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2559:Barnes, Mike (December 18, 2020).
352:(1944), and her final film was as
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3960:Pace, Eric (September 12, 1994).
3752:Mavis, Paul (November 19, 2014).
2105:(December 1971) - made by MGM-EMI
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1252:Federal Communications Commission
854:. He didn't know how to use them.
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2790:Morrow, Lance (March 14, 1977).
2598:from the original on May 1, 2008
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4646:CBS Vice Presidents of Programs
2468:(Thesis). Princeton University.
1870:MGM had disagreements with the
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533:directors on December 9, 1959.
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4616:American television executives
4601:Phillips Exeter Academy alumni
4107:Chicago: Playboy Press, 1975.
3298:. October 31, 1969. p. 80
3037:"Obituary: John Frankenheimer"
3035:Baxter, Brian (July 8, 2002).
2241:(Sept 1973) - from Gene Corman
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4591:People from LaSalle, Illinois
4561:Amy Reisenbach (2023-present)
4021:. North Carolina: McFarland.
3379:Ephron, Nora (May 11, 1969).
2222:The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing
2198:Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid
2181:(Sept 1972) - made by MGM-EMI
1913:In the mid-1970s, Aubrey and
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1832:Aubrey clashed with director
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420:American Broadcasting Company
318:United States Army Air Forces
123:Television and film executive
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2848:. July 21, 1962. p. 11.
2533:. March 1, 1965. p. 52.
2499:The Retired Officer Magazine
1898:Black Belly of the Tarantula
1820:Regarding what was our film
1461:President of MGM (1969–1973)
747:Exceptions existed, such as
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4606:Princeton University alumni
4406:Craig Erwich (2021–present)
3910:. November 3, 1971. 67, 71.
3608:, February 21, 1970, p. 95.
2462:Aubrey, Jr., James Thomas.
2401:The New York Times Magazine
1935:Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders
1784:The New York Times Magazine
1768:magazine in 1971. Director
1748:The New York Times Magazine
1518:, which was about to begin
1364:Post-CBS career (1966–1968)
1304:The New York Times Magazine
1220:The New York Times Magazine
1004:had disputes with Aubrey. "
659:. Despite the criticism of
303:The New York Times Magazine
206:The New York Times Magazine
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4596:Lake Forest Academy alumni
4040:. New York: Random House.
4036:Friendly, Fred W. (2013).
3998:Edgerton, Gary R. (2007).
3504:"M-G-M Is Planning Move."
3317:Oulahan & Lambert 1965
3276:Oulahan & Lambert 1965
3231:Oulahan & Lambert 1965
3117:Oulahan & Lambert 1965
3091:. September 10, 1972. 54+.
2902:Oulahan & Lambert 1965
2753:Halberstam, David (1979).
2696:Oulahan & Lambert 1965
2377:Aubrey: A Lion in Winter.
2304:Oulahan & Lambert 1965
1234:in electrical equipment."
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986:In the 1950s, entertainer
217:, who was dismissed after
69:James Thomas Steven Aubrey
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3904:Reports Record Profits."
3485:www.hollywoodreporter.com
3104:. September 26, 1963. 71.
2320:"James T. Aubrey Jr. '41"
2038:Pretty Maids All in a Row
2006:The Traveling Executioner
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682:Dominance and controversy
349:Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
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3863:. November 13, 1970. 25.
3728:"Blake Edwards Out West"
3653:. December 15, 1970. 68.
3602:, "The Current Cinema,"
3552:. November 20, 1969. 69.
3537:. December 12, 1969. 89.
3354:. December 14, 1969. F3.
2153:(July 1972) - remake of
1878:), and was to enter the
1576:Aubrey cancelled two of
1530:worn by Judy Garland in
1350:, television critic for
1297:Internal Revenue Service
1212:National Football League
1188:The Beverly Hillbillies,
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789:committee investigating
651:with the environment of
246:in 1969 to preside over
4641:Presidents of CBS, Inc.
4611:American film producers
3947:San Francisco Chronicle
3926:The Lion and the Cobra.
3891:. October 15, 1971. 55.
3716:. January 28, 1971. 47.
3703:. January 27, 1971. 49.
3685:. January 15, 1971. 27.
3668:. January 12, 1971. 45.
3638:. November 9, 1969. D1.
3588:David Lean: A Biography
3447:. October 22, 1969. 57.
3428:. October 26, 1969. F1.
3290:"Return of Smiling Jim"
2987:. December 26, 1962. 5.
2792:"Goodbye To 'Our Mary'"
2324:Princeton Alumni Weekly
2189:(Dec 1972) - remake of
1909:Final years (1974–1994)
645:The Beverly Hillbillies
637:The Beverly Hillbillies
603:The Beverly Hillbillies
570:
446:Warner Bros. Television
442:The Walt Disney Company
276:Phillips Exeter Academy
189:The Beverly Hillbillies
170:James Thomas Aubrey Jr.
102:Los Angeles, California
4468:(1947–1959; 1962–1963)
4017:Erickson, Hal (2017).
3441:and Forces Lose Out."
3221:. January 25, 1964. 1.
3206:. April 26, 1964. X17.
3166:. August 25, 1968. R1.
3138:September 11, 1994. 1.
2832:. April 3, 1965. 9–10.
2740:. December 9, 1959. 1.
2565:The Hollywood Reporter
2513:– via jimmy.org.
2142:One is a Lonely Number
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418:On December 16, 1956,
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219:the quiz-show scandals
4131:Smith, Sally Bedell.
3876:. March 20, 1971. 15.
3795:on September 22, 2005
3623:. April 22, 1970. 82.
3508:. April 30, 1970. 55.
3462:. April 26, 1970. F2.
3014:Once Was Never Enough
2493:Smith, Starr (1998).
1960:
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528:The $ 64,000 Question
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454:, a Western starring
400:Have Gun, Will Travel
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280:Exeter, New Hampshire
254:Early life and career
4313:(1983–November 1985)
3900:Reckert, Claire M. "
3827:Simon, John (1982).
3521:. July 25, 1970. 30.
3415:. June 24, 1967. 18.
3151:(Ace, 1983), p. 180.
3149:The Other Glass Teat
2974:. July 26, 1963. 53.
2586:"The Regency Firing"
2549:. June 17, 1941. 19.
1812:, and its director,
1250:from producers. The
1126:The Other Glass Teat
1025:The Red Skelton Hour
791:juvenile delinquency
787:United States Senate
622:something I fly over
588:Beverly Hillbillies.
284:Princeton University
148: 1944;
114:Princeton University
36:James Aubrey (actor)
4305:Anthony Thomopoulos
4094:"James T. Aubrey."
3012:Amy Fine Collins, "
2940:Schenectady Gazette
2922:. May 12, 1962. 51.
2713:. May 23, 1959. 49.
2505:on February 7, 2006
2118:The Carey Treatment
1810:Michael S. Laughlin
1793:Mission: Impossible
1716:The New York Times,
1471:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1454:Those Who Walk Away
1147:Peekskill, New York
872:The Great Adventure
764:East Side/West Side
725:My Favorite Martian
655:," the chairman of
579:Beverly Hillbillies
474:The Donna Reed Show
466:Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
290:before heading the
272:Lake Forest Academy
248:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
3966:The New York Times
3950:. May 9, 1986. 81.
3907:The New York Times
3888:The New York Times
3874:The New York Times
3861:The New York Times
3714:The New York Times
3700:The New York Times
3683:The New York Times
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3506:The New York Times
3459:The New York Times
3444:The New York Times
3426:The New York Times
3412:The New York Times
3385:The New York Times
3381:"The Love Machine"
3351:The New York Times
3332:The New York Times
3245:The New York Times
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3204:The New York Times
3163:The New York Times
3102:The New York Times
3087:The New York Times
2985:The New York Times
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2919:The New York Times
2845:The New York Times
2755:The Powers That Be
2737:The New York Times
2710:The New York Times
2627:The New York Times
2594:. March 12, 1965.
2546:The New York Times
2530:The New York Times
2375:Rosenfield, Paul.
2162:Kansas City Bomber
2157:, from Gene Corman
2155:The Asphalt Jungle
2134:Shaft's Big Score!
1929:magazine in 2004.
1919:Wilshire Boulevard
1861:Roger Spottiswoode
1838:
1790:, who created the
1762:Herbert B. Leonard
1742:Practical approach
1653:Goodbye, Mr. Chips
1592:The New York Times
1582:
1543:Gone with the Wind
1495:The New York Times
1449:Patricia Highsmith
1436:The New York Times
1374:Gregson E. Bautzer
1352:The New York Times
1260:Central Park South
1216:The New York Times
1151:The New York Times
1061:
1048:Alleged favoritism
1019:Petticoat Junction
998:The star of CBS's
993:John Frankenheimer
878:The New York Times
782:" of inferior TV.
713:Petticoat Junction
391:Hunt Stromberg Jr.
375:Street & Smith
332:
327:Aubrey's ex-wife,
288:J. Walter Thompson
236:The New York Times
229:or Board Chairman
4568:
4567:
4413:
4412:
4371:Stephen McPherson
4285:ABC Entertainment
4097:Current Biography
3783:"Uprising at MGM"
3134:Los Angeles Times
2867:978-0-252-06299-5
2379:Los Angeles Times
1998:No Blade of Grass
1977:Brandon Tartikoff
1967:Gossip columnist
1952:Los Angeles Times
1728:Richard D. Zanuck
1626:Say It With Music
1604:Richard Roundtree
1491:Louis F. Polk Jr.
1475:Edgar M. Bronfman
1428:Columbia Pictures
1405:Jacqueline Susann
1332:John A. Schneider
1325:Los Angeles Times
1287:Los Angeles Times
974:Los Angeles Times
940:ten times over."
731:Gilligan's Island
624:," he once said.
609:Gilligan's Island
483:, a Western with
433:Leonard Goldenson
260:LaSalle, Illinois
183:Gilligan's Island
167:
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83:LaSalle, Illinois
79:December 14, 1918
16:(Redirected from
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4317:Brandon Stoddard
4260:Leonard Goldberg
4221:Vice presidents
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2073:(September 1971)
2022:Brewster McCloud
1736:Darryl F. Zanuck
1724:20th Century Fox
1553:Inherit the Wind
1540:'s dresses from
1533:The Wizard of Oz
1469:took control of
1415:Irving Mansfield
1410:The Love Machine
1290:
1264:Martin Ransohoff
1232:General Electric
1171:Fred W. Friendly
1089:, a sitcom with
1079:season, without
953:Martin Ransohoff
934:Barbara Stanwyck
904:
816:Management style
657:20th Century Fox
629:David Halberstam
614:William S. Paley
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2097:(December 1971)
2089:(December 1971)
2081:(December 1971)
2054:The Wild Rovers
2025:(December 1970)
2014:Ryan's Daughter
1990:Zabriskie Point
1985:
1911:
1876:MGM Grand Hotel
1744:
1699:The Appointment
1671:Zabriskie Point
1635:Ryan's Daughter
1587:
1546:, and the suit
1503:MGM Grand Hotel
1483:Mike Frankovich
1463:
1441:cultured pearls
1385:Keefe Brasselle
1366:
1321:Paul Rosenfield
1292:
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1280:
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1161:News and sports
1128:, media critic
1065:Keefe Brasselle
1058:Keefe Brasselle
982:kind of person.
906:
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769:George C. Scott
684:
665:Nielsen ratings
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515:Thomas W. Moore
507:
490:The Real McCoys
461:77 Sunset Strip
424:Oliver E. Treyz
409:William Lambert
340:Phyllis Thaxter
329:Phyllis Thaxter
292:F. William Free
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1780:William Holden
1758:Robert Mitchum
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1510:Fred Zinnemann
1467:Kirk Kerkorian
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1401:The Inheritors
1397:Harold Robbins
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949:United Artists
938:Louis B. Mayer
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4459:Key figures
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4223:of programs
4077:Bart, Peter
3979:October 28,
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