Richard Kahn, Former AMPAS President and Studio Marketing Exec, Dies at 95

Richard Kahn, Former AMPAS President and Studio Marketing Exec, Dies at 95


Over a six-decade career, Kahn worked at Columbia Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, overseeing marketing campaigns for films including “The Bridge on the River Kwai,” “The Guns of Navarone,” “Lawrence of Arabia,” “A Man for All Seasons,” “Funny Girl,” “Oliver!,” “The Sunshine Boys,” “Network” and “Clash of the Titans.” He joined the Academy in 1964 in the Marketing and Public Relations Branch, serving on the Branch Executive Committee for 15 years. He is survived by his two daughters, Sharon Kahn and Lisa Kahn Feldstern, his son-in-law, the Honorable Daniel Feldstern, and his grandson and his wife, Nick and Jenn Fasulo-Feldstern.

Author: Pat Saperstein


Published at: 2025-04-09 22:30:00

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