Goddard Lieberson
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Goddard circa 1950
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| Born |
April 5, 1911 Hanley, Staffordshire, England, UK |
| Died | May 29, 1977 (aged 66) Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
| Years active | 1949-1977 |
| Spouse(s) | Vera Zorina (m. 1946–77) (his death) (2 children) |
| Children |
Peter Lieberson Jonathan Lieberson |
Goddard Lieberson (April 5, 1911 – May 29, 1977) was the president of Columbia Records from 1956 to 1971, and again from 1973 to 1975. He became president of the Recording Industry Association of America in 1964. He was also a composer, and studied with George Frederick McKay, at the University of Washington, Seattle.
He was born on April 5, 1911, in Hanley in Staffordshire and brought to the United States as a child. He was married to actress/dancer Vera Zorina from 1946 until his death in 1977. They had two sons: Peter Lieberson, a composer, and Jonathan Lieberson.
Before becoming president of the company, Lieberson was responsible for Columbia's introduction of the long-playing record. The LP was particularly well-suited to Columbia's long-established classical repertoire, as recorded by the Philadelphia Orchestra under Eugene Ormandy and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Artur Rodziński, Dmitri Mitropoulos, and Leonard Bernstein.
He was promoted to president of Columbia Records from 1956 to 1971 and again from 1973 to 1975. In 1966, in a reorganization, Columbia Records became subsidiary to the newly formed CBS/Columbia Group. In 1967, Lieberson promoted Clive Davis to president of Columbia Records.
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