John B. Bennett
- Producer
- Executive
John Bennett has over 40 years in the entertainment industry, the
initial third as a talent agent with MCA and The Gersh Agency
representing actors, directors, writers, producers. He also created the
first below the line representation while at the Gersh agency. Below
the line is now an industry standard.
Feature film and television film producer working with major studios and major independent production-distribution entities including Forced Vengeance at MGM studios, Tulips and a Man a Woman and a Bank with Avco-Embassy, The Francis Gary Powers Story of the U2 Spy Plane and Heidi at NBC, He and She television series with CBS and the film classic Watermelon Man at Columbia studios.
John has also developed major studio theatrical film productions: The Damsel novel changed to A Fair Exchange screenplay at Columbia. MOT and Three More Days of The Condor currently being developed at Universal Studios.
While a development executive at MGM (Orion) 1981-1985 he was involved in developing feature films for the Studio.
Before retiring John held positions as a motion picture executive at the Charles Fries company and a motion picture consultant for the California Overseas Bank, working with completion guarantors in film finance for packaging of independent projects and Studio developed films. John has packaged over 200 films in his career.
Feature film and television film producer working with major studios and major independent production-distribution entities including Forced Vengeance at MGM studios, Tulips and a Man a Woman and a Bank with Avco-Embassy, The Francis Gary Powers Story of the U2 Spy Plane and Heidi at NBC, He and She television series with CBS and the film classic Watermelon Man at Columbia studios.
John has also developed major studio theatrical film productions: The Damsel novel changed to A Fair Exchange screenplay at Columbia. MOT and Three More Days of The Condor currently being developed at Universal Studios.
While a development executive at MGM (Orion) 1981-1985 he was involved in developing feature films for the Studio.
Before retiring John held positions as a motion picture executive at the Charles Fries company and a motion picture consultant for the California Overseas Bank, working with completion guarantors in film finance for packaging of independent projects and Studio developed films. John has packaged over 200 films in his career.