Biography
Ned Tanen was an American film studio executive and producer. He was born on 20 September 1931 in Los Angeles and died on 5 January 2009 in Santa Monica, California.
Tanen began his career in the mailroom at MCA in 1954 and later became a talent agent. He founded Uni Records and moved into film production at Universal Pictures, where he was named president of the film division in 1976. He later served as president of Paramount Pictures' motion picture division from 1984. His credits include producing The Breakfast Club (1985) and executive producing Sixteen Candles (1984) and St. Elmo's Fire (1985).
As an independent producer, Tanen worked on films including Guarding Tess (1994) and Mary Reilly (1996).
