John Calley dead at 81

John Calley, the veteran Hollywood movie and TV producer whose long career as a studio mogul helped engineer the comebacks of Warner Bros, United Artists, and most recently Sony Pictures Entertainment, has died after a long illness. He was 81.

http://www.deadline.com/2011/09/r-i-p-john-calley/

I suppose we have Calley to thank (or blame, depending on your point of view) for casting Brosnan as Bond in 1994.

Ffolkes wrote:

I suppose we have Calley to thank (or blame, depending on your point of view) for casting Brosnan as Bond in 1994.

yes, he was the one responsible for pushing Dalton out the door.

And, according to the Hollywood Reporter, Barbara Broccoli never cared for Calley.