- Arnon Milchan
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name = Arnon Milchan
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birthdate =December 6 ,1944
birthplace =Tel Aviv ,Israel Arnon Milchan ( _he. ארנון מילצ'ן;
December 6 ,1944 ) isfilm producer and businessman. Milchan produced many successfulfilm s such as "The War of the Roses ", "Pretty Woman ", "The Devil's Advocate " and "L.A. Confidential". He is anIsraeli citizen.Biography
Milchan was born in
Tel Aviv ,Israel , to a father who owned a fertilizer company, [ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/68/Arnon-Milchan.html Arnon Milchan Biography (1944-) ] ] which Milchan turned into a successfulchemical business.Fact|date=July 2008 He also earned a degree from theLondon School of Economics .It is alleged that Milchan then worked as an
arms dealer for Israel.Fact|date=September 2008 Milchan denies being a dealer but admits acting as an intermediary between Israel and various defense companies.Fact|date=July 2008Milchan then began investing in movies for various directors.Fact|date=September 2008 Most notable among those directors was
Martin Scorsese . Milchan started his own production company in 1991 called "New Regency Productions ". Through his company and other business ventures Milchan has attained anet worth estimated at about $1.1 billion.Arnon Milchan is listed as a producer by IMDB for many classics films such as Brazil (1985), Once Upon a Time in America (1984), and many others. [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0586969/ Arnon Milchan page at IMDB] ]
Milchan is also noted for being a strong supporter of Israel.Fact|date=September 2008 He is said to be a personal friend of
Shimon Peres and underwrites the "Israeli Network " which transmits Israeli television programming to theUnited States andCanada viacable andsatellite TV.Fact|date=July 2008ee also
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External links
* [http://www.forbes.com/finance/lists/10/2004/LIR.jhtml?passListId=10&passYear=2004&passListType=Person&uniqueId=VYVB&datatype=Person Forbes.com: Forbes World's Richest People]
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