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Steven Spielberg On Sidney Sheinberg’s Death: “I Have No Concept About How To Accept That Sid Is Gone”

Sidney Sheinberg, who died Thursday at the age of 84, was not just a movie mogul who teamed with Lew Wasserman to build MCA/Universal into a Hollywood powerhouse. He also gave Steven Spielberg his first directing job. It launched a lifetime partnership that included the highest-grossing films of the last three decades…

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Mar 7, 2019 11:23 pm
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Sid Sheinberg Dies: Former MCA/Universal President And COO Was Hollywood Giant

Sidney Sheinberg, who with Lew Wasserman built MCA Inc. and Universal Studios into Hollywood powers, died Thursday at age 84. His death was announced in an Instagram post by his son, producer-director Jon Sheinberg. No cause of death was immediately revealed. “We are all saddened by the passing of Sid Sheinberg and…