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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Daniel J. Travanti to Dick Vitale
Jack Valenti Biography (1921-)
Full name, Jack Joseph Valenti; born September 5, 1921, in Houston, TX; son of a tax clerk; married Mary Margaret Wiley (a secretary), June 1, 1962; children: Courtenay Lynda, John Lyndon, Alexandra Alice (a screenwriter). Addresses: Office: Motion Picture Association of America, 4635 Ashby St. NW, Washington, DC 20007.; Publicist: Warren Cowan & Associates PR, 8899 Beverly Blvd., Suite 919, Los Angeles, CA 90048.; Agent: William Morris Agency, 151 El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Executive, writer
- Birth Details
- September 5, 1921
- Houston, Texas, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Television Appearances
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Specials
- Presenter, The 58th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1986
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Thurgood Marshall: The Man, PBS, 1988
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JFK--A Time Remembered (also known as JFK: Where Were You in '63?), PBS, 1988
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The 61st Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1989
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The Siskel and Ebert Special, CBS, 1990
- Presenter, The 62nd Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1990
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Living in America, syndicated, 1991
- Presenter, The 63rd Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1991
- Presenter, The 64th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1992
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In Censors We Trust, E! Entertainment Television, 1993
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The Changing of the Guard--A Pre-Inaugural Special, PBS, 1993
- Presenter, The 65th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1993
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Who Killed JFK: The Final Chapter?, CBS, 1993
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The 66th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1994
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David Brinkley: A Reporter's Life, Arts and Entertainment, 1996
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The 53rd Annual Golden Globe Awards, NBC, 1996
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Lyndon B. Johnson: Triumph and Tragedy, Arts and Entertainment, 1997
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AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Movies, CBS, 1998
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Norman Jewison on Comedy in the 20th Century: Funny Is Money, Showtime, 1999
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First Dogs, The Discovery Channel, 1999
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Copycat Crimes, Arts and Entertainment, 1999
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The Johnson Tapes: Uncivil Liberties, The Learning Channel, 2000
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Intimate Portrait: Lady Bird Johnson, Lifetime, 2000
- Himself, Hollywood, D.C.: A Tale of Two Cities (documentary), Bravo, 2000
- (Uncredited) Himself, The 73rd Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2001
- Himself, Air Force One, PBS, 2001
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An O'Reilly Factor Special: The Corruption on the American Child,Fox, 2002
- Himself, The 75th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2003
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Miniseries
- Himself, Vietnam: A Television History, 1983
- Himself, "Vietnam: 1954-1968," Cold War (documentary), CNN, 1998
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Episodic
- Voice of himself, "The Chip: Parts 1 & 2," Freakazoid! (animated), The WB, 1995
- Himself, The View, ABC, 2002
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Film Appearances
- (Uncredited) Himself, Rowan & Martin at the Movies, 1968
- Himself, The Story of X, 1998
- (Uncredited; in archive footage) In the Shadow of Hollywood (alsoknown as A l'ombre d'Hollywood), 2000
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WRITINGS
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Nonfiction
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Ten Heroes and Two Heroines, Premier Printing, 1957
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The Bitter Taste of Glory, World Publishing, 1971
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A Very Human President (on Lyndon B. Johnson), Norton, 1976
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Speak Up with Confidence: How to Prepare, Learn, and Deliver an Effective Speech, 1982, revised edition, Hyperion, 2002
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Novels
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Protect and Defend, Doubleday, 1992
- Contributor to magazines, including Saturday Review,
Atlantic Monthly,
Reader's Digest,
Redbook, and Ladies' Home Journal, and to major newspapers.
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Books
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Encyclopedia of World Biography, Gale Research, 1998
Periodicals
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Forbes, December 1, 1997, p. 60
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New York Times, April 8, 1991
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Variety, December 11, 2000, p. 76; July 16, 2001, pp. 1, 52; August 27, 2001, p. S20
Electronic
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Jack Valenti Official Site, http://www.mpaa.org/jack/jack/index.htm, May 10, 2003
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