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Dawn Steel
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “one of the first women to run a major hollywood film studio”. Today it says “american film studio executive and producer”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “20th-century American film producer”. It now reads “American filmmaker (1946–1997)”.
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The opening as it read in October 6, 2023
20th-century American film producer Not to be confused with Dawn Steele or Steel Dawn . Dawn Leslie Steel (August 19, 1946 – December 20, 1997) was an American film studio executive and producer. She was one of the first women to run a major Hollywood film studio, rising through the ranks of merchandising and production to head Columbia Pictures in 1987.
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “one of the first women to run a major hollywood film studio”. Today it says “american film studio executive and producer”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “20th-century American film producer”. It now reads “American filmmaker (1946–1997)”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
one of the first women to run a major hollywood film studio
Now
american film studio executive and producer
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