This former staff writer with the LOS ANGELES TIMES joined Simpson- Bruckheimer Productions in 1986 and helped supervise the production of "Top Gun" (1986) and "Beverly Hills Cop II" (1987). London later joined 20th Century-Fox, where he oversaw such films as "Class Action" (1991), "Sleeping with the Enemy" (1991), "Alien3" (1992), "Hoffa" (1992) and "The Sandlot" (1993). Late in 1993, London joined the also recently appointed Dylan Sellers as executive vice president of production.
Milestones
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1982 Joined the Los Angeles Times as a staff writer
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1986 Left the Times to joined Simpson-Bruckheimer Productions as a vice president
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1989 Joined Twentieth Century-Fox
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1993 Upped to executive vice president of production for Twentieth Century-Fox in early September
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2003 Produced the critically acclaimed and award winning films Thirteen and House of Sand and Fog
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2004 Produced Sideways a film directed by Alexander Payne and starred Paul Giamatti; film received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Feature; film was nominated for a Golden Globe and an Oscar for Best Picture
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Began career as a reader at International Creative Management
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Promoted to senior vice president at Simpson-Bruckheimer