1. Frederick Woodruff "Ted" Field was born on June 1,1953 and is an American media mogul, record executive, entrepreneur and film producer.
13 Facts About Ted Field
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Ted Field founded Interscope Communications to develop and produce films in 1982, and produced his first hit, Revenge of the Nerds, the same year.
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Ted Field attended Pomona College in Claremont, California, graduating in 1979.
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Ted Field funded Ongais to make occasional Formula One outings in a Penske during the 1977 season.
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Ted Field backed the construction in 1980 of an Interscope chassis designed by Roman Slobodynskyj for the Indianapolis 500.
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In 1982, Ted Field founded Interscope Communications, which produced more than 50 major films.
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In 1984, Ted Field was a leader of a group that bought movie camera manufacturer Panavision.
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Since forming the company in late 2000, Ted Field is currently chairman and CEO of Radar Pictures.
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Ted Field initially used Interscope's library for the company's development slate.
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From 1986 through 1993, Ted Field owned the Harold Lloyd Estate in Beverly Hills, California.
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Ted Field is a tournament chess player who sponsored the 1990 World Chess Championship in NYC between Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov.
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Ted Field is currently developing a movie about former world chess champion Magnus Carlsen.
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Ted Field was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.