David V. Picker

Picker was born to a Jewish family on May 14, 1931, in New York City. He was the son of Sylvia (Moses) and Eugene Picker, a one-time president of Loews Theatres and president of the National Association of Theatre Owners, executive of Trans-Lux and vice-president of United Artists. ==Film career==

1950s–1969 Picker began his movie career at United Artists in 1956, working in advertising and publicity. By 1961 he was an assistant to Arthur Krim, the president. In 1964, Picker accepted the award on behalf of Tony Richardson, who was not in attendance. By the late 1960s, Picker was managing United Artists Records. Picker also established the company's lasting relationship with writer and director Woody Allen, in addition to European filmmakers Federico Fellini, Ingmar Bergman, François Truffaut, Louis Malle, and Sergio Leone. 1973–1993 In 1973, Picker left United Artists to form his own production company, Two Roads Productions, However, his next picture, Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood, became a notorious flop. In 1976, Picker became President of Motion Pictures at Paramount, but served for only a few years, Hired in 1985 by Columbia Pictures to serve as president of production, Picker greenlit Hope and Glory, School Daze, Vice Versa, Punchline, and True Believer. In 1987, Picker left Columbia after Chairman & CEO David Puttnam exited the company and Dawn Steel joined it. He revived Two Roads Productions with a non-exclusive production agreement with Columbia. His next film, a remake of Stella Dallas called Stella, starred Bette Midler. 1993 to 2000s Picker produced The Saint of Fort Washington for Warner Bros. in 1993, and The Crucible for Twentieth Century Fox in 1996. From 2004 to 2008, Picker served as chairman of The Producers Guild of America for the East. Picker's memoir about his career in the film industry, Musts, Maybes and Nevers, was released in 2013. ==Personal life and death==

Picker was married three times. In 1954, he married Caryl Schlossman, with whom he had two daughters, Caryn and Pam. In 1975, he married casting director Nessa Hyams; he produced and she directed the feature film Leader of the Band in 1987. In 1995 Picker married photographer Sandra Jetton, who survived him. They lived in New York City. Picker's sister is Jean Picker Firstenberg, past CEO and Director of the American Film Institute. His uncle, Arnold Picker, was also an executive vice-president at United Artists. He was survived by his wife, Sandra, his two daughters and his sister. ==Selected filmography==

He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted. Film ;Miscellaneous crew ;Thanks Television ;Miscellaneous crew ==References==