Jack Valenti Biography (1921-)

Full name, Jack Joseph Valenti; born September 5, 1921, in Houston, TX; son of a tax clerk; married Mary Margaret Wiley (a secretary), June 1, 1962; children: Courtenay Lynda, John Lyndon, Alexandra Alice (a screenwriter). Addresses: Office: Motion Picture Association of America, 4635 Ashby St. NW, Washington, DC 20007.; Publicist: Warren Cowan & Associates PR, 8899 Beverly Blvd., Suite 919, Los Angeles, CA 90048.; Agent: William Morris Agency, 151 El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Executive, writer
Birth Details: September 5, 1921; Houston, Texas, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Specials
Presenter, The 58th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1986
Thurgood Marshall: The Man, PBS, 1988
JFK--A Time Remembered (also known as JFK: Where Were You in '63?), PBS, 1988
The 61st Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1989
The Siskel and Ebert Special, CBS, 1990
Presenter, The 62nd Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1990
Living in America, syndicated, 1991
Presenter, The 63rd Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1991
Presenter, The 64th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1992
In Censors We Trust, E! Entertainment Television, 1993
The Changing of the Guard--A Pre-Inaugural Special, PBS, 1993
Presenter, The 65th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1993
Who Killed JFK: The Final Chapter?, CBS, 1993
The 66th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1994
David Brinkley: A Reporter's Life, Arts and Entertainment, 1996
The 53rd Annual Golden Globe Awards, NBC, 1996
Lyndon B. Johnson: Triumph and Tragedy, Arts and Entertainment, 1997
AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Movies, CBS, 1998

Norman Jewison on Comedy in the 20th Century: Funny Is Money, Showtime, 1999
First Dogs, The Discovery Channel, 1999
Copycat Crimes, Arts and Entertainment, 1999
The Johnson Tapes: Uncivil Liberties, The Learning Channel, 2000
Intimate Portrait: Lady Bird Johnson, Lifetime, 2000
Himself, Hollywood, D.C.: A Tale of Two Cities (documentary), Bravo, 2000
(Uncredited) Himself, The 73rd Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2001
Himself, Air Force One, PBS, 2001
An O'Reilly Factor Special: The Corruption on the American Child,Fox, 2002
Himself, The 75th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2003
Miniseries
Himself, Vietnam: A Television History, 1983
Himself, "Vietnam: 1954-1968," Cold War (documentary), CNN, 1998
Episodic
Voice of himself, "The Chip: Parts 1 & 2," Freakazoid! (animated), The WB, 1995
Himself, The View, ABC, 2002
Film Appearances
(Uncredited) Himself, Rowan & Martin at the Movies, 1968
Himself, The Story of X, 1998
(Uncredited; in archive footage) In the Shadow of Hollywood (alsoknown as A l'ombre d'Hollywood), 2000
WRITINGS
Nonfiction
Ten Heroes and Two Heroines, Premier Printing, 1957
The Bitter Taste of Glory, World Publishing, 1971
A Very Human President (on Lyndon B. Johnson), Norton, 1976
Speak Up with Confidence: How to Prepare, Learn, and Deliver an Effective Speech, 1982, revised edition, Hyperion, 2002
Novels
Protect and Defend, Doubleday, 1992
Contributor to magazines, including Saturday Review, Atlantic Monthly, Reader's Digest, Redbook, and Ladies' Home Journal, and to major newspapers.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Encyclopedia of World Biography, Gale Research, 1998

Periodicals

Forbes, December 1, 1997, p. 60
New York Times, April 8, 1991
Variety, December 11, 2000, p. 76; July 16, 2001, pp. 1, 52; August 27, 2001, p. S20

Electronic

Jack Valenti Official Site, http://www.mpaa.org/jack/jack/index.htm, May 10, 2003

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