- Longtime executive at MGM, known as "The Fixer" for his ability to smooth over potentially embarrassing, litigious or criminal activity that could hurt the company.
- He was portrayed by Josh Brolin in Hail Caesar! (2016).
- He was portrayed by Bob Hoskins in Hollywoodland (2006).
- One of his most lasting contributions to motion picture history is a ledger he kept at the studio listing the budget and income of every film made at MGM from 1924 to 1962. It resides in the Margaret Herrick Library at the Fairbanks Center for Motion Picture Study in Beverly Hills, California.
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