Gulf and Western Industries

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Gulf_and_Western_Industries
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf conglomerate
gptkbp:acquiredBy gptkb:Viacom
gptkbp:CEO gptkb:Martin_S._Davis
gptkb:Charles_Bluhdorn
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:defunct 1994
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:Charles_Bluhdorn
gptkbp:foundedYear 1958
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:New_York_City
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gulf and Western Industries
gptkbp:industry conglomerate
gptkbp:notableEvent acquisition of Paramount Pictures in 1966
divestiture of non-entertainment assets in the 1980s
gptkbp:renamed gptkb:Paramount_Communications
gptkbp:stockExchange gptkb:New_York_Stock_Exchange
gptkbp:stockSymbol gptkb:GWF
gptkbp:subsidiary gptkb:Paramount_Pictures
gptkb:Simon_&_Schuster
gptkb:Madison_Square_Garden
gptkb:Stax_Records
gptkb:Desilu_Studios
gptkb:Brown_Company
gptkb:Consolidated_Cigar
Kayser-Roth
Prudential Lines
APCO Oil Corporation
Banana and sugar plantations in the Caribbean
Sonic Industries
South Puerto Rico Sugar Company
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Paramount_Communications
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gulf_and_Western_Building
gptkb:Charles_Bluhdorn
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7