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Leone, Sergio (sh) and Sony Corp. (sh)


Leone, Sergio (sh)




born Jan. 3, 1929?, Rome, Italy
died April 30, 1989, Rome

Italian Film director.

After working as an assistant to Italian and U.S. directors, he made his directing debut with The Colossus of Rhodes (1961). He won a wide audience with A Fistful of Dollars (1964), the first of the violent Italian-made "spaghetti westerns"; the equally popular For a Few Dollars More (1965) and The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (1966) also starred Clint Eastwood. Among his Other films are the epics Once upon a Time in the West (1968) and Once upon a Time in America (1984). Many of his films were at first poorly received by critics, but Leone was eventually recognized for his meticulous care for historical accuracy and his powerful sense of visual composition.


Sony Corp. (sh)




Major Japanese manufacturer of consumer electronics.

Founded by Ibuka Masaru and Akio Morita in 1946 as Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering Corp., it adopted its present name in 1958. It began by making voltmeters, sound generators, and similar devices. Its first major consumer item was an Audio tape recorder, introduced in 1950. Since then it has pioneered new technology for consumer products marketed worldwide, including the first pocket-sized transistor Radio (1957) and a colour Video cassette recorder (1969), and the Walkman portable Radio. Its Entertainment divisions include motion picture firms Columbia Tristar and Sony Pictures and recording labels Epic and Columbia.