Jack Valenti
Jack Valenti
Jack Joseph Valentiwas a longtime president of the Motion Picture Association of America. During his 38-year tenure in the MPAA, he created the MPAA film rating system, and he was generally regarded as one of the most influential pro-copyright lobbyists in the world...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth5 September 1921
CityHouston, TX
CountryUnited States of America
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