# In Memoriam: David V. Picker (Former President of United Artists) **URL:** \ **Category:** Films\ **Created:** [April 22, 2019, 6:39am UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/in-memoriam-david-v-picker-former-president-of-united-artists/1266 "2019-04-22T06:39:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![NeoBlisseyX](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/a88e57/32.png) [@NeoBlisseyX](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/NeoBlisseyX)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2019, 6:39am UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/in-memoriam-david-v-picker-former-president-of-united-artists/1266/1 "2019-04-22T06:39:45Z")
[Deadline.com](http://Deadline.com) is reporting that David Picker, former president of United Artists at the time the Bond film series became one of the most successful in cinema history, has passed away at age 87 of colon cancer complications. > **[David Picker Dies: Former President Of United Artists, Paramount And Columbia...](https://deadline.com/2019/04/david-picker-dead-obituary-united-artists-paramount-columbia-1202599493/)** > > Hollywood film executive David Picker, who was known for producing iconic films such as A Hard Day’s Night and The Jerk as well as launching the James Bond franchise, died in his New York home Satu… ---
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