by Keach Hagey
Muskie, Edmund, 89
MySpace, 192–96, 202, 205, 207
My Super Sweet 16 (TV show), 299
Nathanson, Michael, 293
Natick Drive-In, 49, 62, 79
National Amusements Inc. (NAI), 5, 14, 30. See also Northeast Theatre Company; and specific owners and companies controlled by
articles of incorporation and voting shares, 67–69, 72, 109
Blockbuster and, 176
Brent and, 109–10, 153, 177, 199, 217
CBS and, 218, 292–93
Dauman’s ouster and, 276–85
Eddie leaves, 77–81, 189
expansion of, 68–69, 90, 123, 173
film studio investments and, 94, 103, 110–11
financial crisis of 2008 and, 216–18
Ira Korff and, 108, 154
Kim and, 280
Michael and, 108–10, 209–11
Mickey consolidates operations in, 63, 67–74
Mickey’s retirement and, 72
Midway Games and, 199, 214, 216–18
movie theaters and, 90–92, 171–73, 218
Northeast Theatre becomes, 63, 67–68
Paramount and, 141, 283, 288
real estate holdings and, 68–69, 90, 174, 211
Shari and, 156, 171–78, 212–19, 231, 240, 243, 248, 302
Shari’s children on board of, 222, 248, 297
Sumner’s control of, 81, 100, 108–11, 171, 199, 213
Sumner’s divorce from Phyllis and, 168–69, 177
Sumner’s mental capacity and, 241, 254, 266–67
trusts and buyouts and, 30, 72, 77–81, 108–11, 177, 188–89, 200, 209–11, 214, 242, 254, 297
Viacom and, 14, 117–24, 132, 150, 218, 289–90, 293
National Association of Concessionaires, 71
National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO), 71, 89, 92, 93, 100, 102, 156, 173
National Football League (NFL), 213, 291–92
Naylor, Heather, 220–21, 238, 255–56
Nazi Germany, 25
NBC Universal, 198
Neiman Marcus, 69
Nelson, Ronald, 287
Neponset Drive-In, 49, 62
Netflix, 7, 224, 231–34, 250, 292, 301
New England Medical Center, 100
New England Patriots, 198, 212, 222, 297
Newhouse family, 145
Newman, Judith, 20, 22, 125
News Corp., 134, 159, 194–96, 205, 231
NewsCred, 231
Newsweek, 104, 209
New York Attorney General’s Office, 83
New York Daily News, 168
New Yorker, 130, 151, 160, 304
New York Knicks, 136
New York magazine, 89
New York Post, 167, 168, 229, 275
New York Rangers, 136
New York State Assembly, 93
New York Times, 10, 13, 104–5, 118, 119, 123, 124, 134, 138–39, 159, 161, 172, 175, 182–83, 190, 206, 217, 226, 234, 262, 290, 304
Nicholas, N.J., Jr. “Nick,” 135
Nickelodeon, 5, 7, 14, 112, 116, 132, 144, 147, 159, 176, 231–32, 249–50, 271, 291, 296, 299
Nick Jr., 299
Nielsen ratings, 230, 232, 249, 301
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, 59
Nixon, Richard M., 106
Norfolk Probate and Family Court, 284
Northeastern University, 87, 109, 209–10
Northeast Theatre (later National Amusements), 61–68
Nutter, McClennen & Fish, 167
Nynex (later Verizon), 145, 151, 278
Oakley Drive-In (Cincinnati), 63
Octaviano, Joseph, 246, 248, 251–53
O’Donnell, Pierce, 265, 271, 273–74, 283
O’Leary, Wilfred, 57
Oliver, John, 226, 286
Olmsted, Frederick Law, 20, 76
Open Air Theatre, 12
oral trust, 77–81, 210–11
Oresman, Donald, 138
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, 278–79
Oscars, 135, 150
Ostheimer, Jason (Kim’s husband), 230–31, 284
Ostheimer, Kimberlee (granddaughter). See Korff, Kimberlee
Ostrovsky, Bella (mother). See Redstone, Belle
Ostrovsky, Bension (grandfather), 19
Ostrovsky, Esther (grandmother), 19
Ostrovsky, Ida (aunt), 19
Ostrovsky, Rose (aunt), 19
Ostrovsky, Sarah (aunt), 19–20
Packer, James, 230
Paley Center for Media, 302
Paradise Collective, 272
Paramount Building (New York), 136
Paramount Communications, 136
Paramount decision (1948), 50, 52, 59–60, 64–66, 134
Paramount Motion Picture Group, 149
Paramount Network (formerly Spike), 299
Paramount Pictures, 50, 59–60, 69, 88–90, 92, 108, 134, 142, 159, 165, 191, 223–24, 234, 249
Bakish as Viacom CEO and, 296, 300
Cruise firing and, 201–3
Dauman and proposed sale of, 1–5, 269–72, 278, 281–86, 288–93
Freston and, 186, 197–98, 206
Gianopulos as CEO of, 299
licensing and, 160–61
QVC bid for, 142–48
Sumner and running of, 158–62, 167–68, 174–76
Sumner and takeover of, 1–5, 135–51
Viacom-CBS merger and, 292–93, 295
Paramount Players, 300
Paramount TV, 293
Paramount Viacom International, 138
Paranormal Activity, 270
Paranormal Activity (film), 223
Parker, Bruce, 228
Parker, Susie, 228
Parker, Trey, 224
Parks, Larry, 46
Passion of the Christ, The (film), 290
Patriarca, Raymond, 45, 61
Paul, George, 101
Paul, Weiss law firm, 284–85
“Pay TV: Beating the Menace” (panel), 70
Paz, Giovanni, 245–46, 251–52
Pearson company, 151
People, 134
Pepsi bottling, 69
Percolate company, 231
Perry, Tyler, 300
Peters, Christine, 167–68, 178–79, 236
Peters, Jon, 167
Phelan, George, 284
Pickford, Mary, 135
Pilgrim, George, 255–59
Pitt, Brad, 197
Pittman, Bob, 112–17, 120–21
Pivotal, 301
Pixar, 224
Plath, Sylvia, 76
PlayStation, 182
poison pill, 119
Popular Science, 10
Power, Kathy, 82
Prestley, S., 26
Priebe, Ed, 125
Prohibition, 18, 20, 22–25, 35, 36, 38
Pruitt, Bettye, 54, 69
Psi-Ops (video game), 182
Puff Daddy, 175
Quad Cities, 91
Quantum Media, 120
QVC, 142–48
60 Minutes (TV show), 166
Radar Online, 275
Raiders of the Lost Ark (film), 136
Rand, Ayn, 105
Raphael, Cecelie (sister-in-law). See Gordon, Cecelie
Raphael, Eli (father-in-law), 58
Raphael, Hilda Cherry (mother-in-law), 58
rationing, 37–38, 46
Read, Dr. Stephen, 270–71
Reagan, Ronald, 60, 134
Record American, 24
Red Shoe Diaries (TV show), 255
Redstone, Bella “Belle” Ostrovsky (formerly Bella Rothstein; mother), 20–22, 27, 55, 57–59, 67, 72–73, 76–77, 79–80, 84–85
death of, 125
Redstone, Brent (son), 96, 105, 107–8, 156, 168–69, 189, 297
birth of, 72
marriage and family, 123, 153
law career of, 104, 123, 152
lawsuit vs. Sumner, 6, 199–200, 216–17
trusts and, 81, 109–10, 177–78,
242, 258
Viacom and, 152–53, 175–77
Redstone, Edward “Eddie” (brother), 6, 22
Brent and, 199–200
daughter Ruth Ann and, 72–73, 83–86, 124–25
death of Leila and, 124–25
early life of, 23, 52–53
early work with father, 49, 52–55
grandson Adam and, 124–25, 187–90
lawsuits vs. Sumner and, 79–81, 209
marriage to Leila Warren, 54, 72–73
marriage to Madeline Sweetwood, 93
NAI and, 6, 67–72, 77–81, 107–8, 189
Northeast Theatre and, 61–64
oral trust and, 78–81
son Michael and, 72–77, 80–81, 85–86, 189, 199, 209–10
Redstone, Ethel (aunt), 19
Redstone, Gabriel Adam (great-nephew), 124–25, 187–89, 210
Redstone, Keryn (granddaughter), 6, 123, 152–53, 168, 177, 189, 235, 241–42, 247, 251, 253, 258–59, 264–65, 283
Redstone, Lauren “Lee Lee” (granddaughter), 123, 189
Redstone, Leila Warren (Eddie’s first wife), 54, 72–74, 76–77, 84–86, 124–25
Redstone, Madeline Sweetwood (Eddie’s second wife), 52–53, 74, 93–94, 179, 187–89, 199, 209–10
Redstone, Michael David (nephew), 6, 78–81, 85–87, 108–10, 188–89, 209–10, 222
Redstone, Mickey (father; formerly Max Rothstein), 98, 101, 105, 218
club and theater business and, 25, 27–31, 33, 39–48, 57–58, 69–70
death of, 124
drive-ins and, 10–14, 46–47, 52–54, 58
early background of, 14–17, 19–23, 221
Eddie and, 52, 54, 69–70, 73, 76–81
marries Bella Ostrovsky, 20–21
NAI created by, 67–70
Northeast Theatre and, 61–62
named changed, 14, 20, 25–27
philandering, 97
retirement of, 71–72, 79, 87, 107
Shari and, 215, 230
Sumner and, 43, 61–64, 69–70
trusts and, 84–86, 72, 200, 210
Viacom and, 117, 124
Redstone, Paula Fortunato (second wife), 179–81, 189–90, 203, 208, 212, 229
divorce and, 219
Redstone, Phyllis Raphael (first wife), 121, 138, 154–55, 162, 175, 181, 237, 242, 297
children and, 73
death of Adam and, 189
divorce and, 6, 110, 125–26, 147–48, 167–70, 177–79, 214–16
marries Sumner, 58–59
Sumner’s affairs and, 94, 96–97, 101
Redstone, Ruth Anne (niece), 72–73, 77, 81–85
death of, 124, 187–88
trusts and, 109, 189, 210
Redstone, Shari Ellin (daughter), 152
Advancit venture capital and, 218, 230–31
Bakish named Viacom CEO by, 295–97, 300
battle for control of Sumner’s empire by, 3, 14, 218–19, 234–35, 239–40, 276–97
battle vs. Sumner’s companions Manuela and Sydney and, 238–49, 251–60, 263–65, 271–75, 294–96
becomes media mogul, 296–306
birth of, 72
Blockbuster and, 148
Brent’s lawsuit and, 199–200
career of, after break with Sumner, 229–31
CBS board and, 302–3
CBS-Viacom merger proposal and, 292–96
childhood of, 69
Cinebridge and, 170–72, 176–77
Dauman vs., 153, 234–35, 261–63, 282
divorces Ira Korff, 153–54, 303–4
education and law career of, 104–6
education of, in social work, 155
family and children and, 123
financial crisis of 2008 and, 217
grandfather Mickey and, 22
health care agent battle and, 271–75, 277
Karmazin and, 175–76, 184
Keryn and, 242, 258, 283
lawsuits and, 242–44, 254, 271–75, 294–95, 305
leadership style of, 303
marriage to Ira Korff, 104–7, 155
media and tech investments by, 230–31
Midway and, 182, 199, 214–15
Moonves and, 268, 292
MySpace and, 196
NAI and, 108, 155–57, 171–73, 199, 243
NAI trusts and, 109, 177–78, 189, 254, 283
Paramount and, 3–4, 108, 279
Rising Star and, 230–31
Salerno settlement and, 289–90
Sumner and, after companion’s ouster, 277, 280
Sumner’s affair with Delsa and, 96
Sumner’s break with, 6, 212–19, 239–40
Sumner’s divorce from Phyllis and, 169–70, 177
Sumner’s marriage to Paula and, 180
Sumner’s mental capacity and, 254, 279
Sumner’s ninetieth birthday and, 237
Sumner’s settlement with, 218–19, 231
Sumner’s succession plan and, 151, 153–54, 178, 214–15
Sumner’s treatment of mother and, 110
Sumner’s will and, 241–44
Tilly Berman as mentor to, 105
Viacom and, 123, 148, 155–56, 176–77, 182–84, 212–15
Viacom-CBS merger proposal and, 301–3
Viacom-CBS split and, 191–92, 198–99, 212, 218–19
Redstone, Shelley (Michael’s wife), 210
Redstone, Sumner Murray
affairs and sex life of, 6, 14, 167, 202, 220–23, 226–27, 263, 275
affair with Christine Peters, 167–68, 178–79
affair with Delsa Winer, 94–103, 110, 125–27, 178–79, 201–2
affair with Heather Naylor and, 220–21
affair with Terry Holbrook, 259, 263
aging of, and mental incapacity, 2, 243–49, 254–55, 258–74, 279–83, 289, 294–95, 305–6
antitrust and, 64–66
appearance of, 57, 60, 64–65
autobiography of, 20, 55, 61, 63, 99, 101, 102, 138
awards and honors, 57, 102
Biondi fired by, 158–61
Biondi hired by, 129–31
births of children and, 72
blind bidding and, 92–94, 102
Blockbuster and, 146, 161–63, 181
Brent and, 72, 104–5, 107–8, 152–53, 199–200
brother Eddie and, 52–55, 68, 77–81, 199
burial instructions of, 243
cable business and, 103–4, 131
CBS takeover and, 165–69, 175
CBS-Viacom merger and, 293
CBS-Viacom split and, 190–92
childhood and youth of, 15, 20–23, 52–53
children put on Viacom board by, 153
children’s education and, 73
companions Sydney and Manuela and, 3, 6, 227–29, 235–60, 263–68, 272–76, 279–80, 294–95
compensation and, 212–15
“content is king” credo and, 5, 132–33
Copley Plaza fire and, 5, 98–103
Cruise fired by, 201–3
Dauman and, 1–4, 234–35, 118–19, 137, 161, 204–6, 250, 261–63, 265, 270–72, 276–84, 286
death of father and, 124–25
death of great-nephew Adam and, 187–90
death of mother and, 125
death of niece Ruth Ann and, 124–25
Diller and, 142–43
divorces Paula, 219
divorces Phyllis, 6, 110, 125–26, 147–48, 167–70, 177–79, 214–16
DreamWorks and, 198
drive-ins and, 12–14, 61–66, 104
early aspirations of, 54–56
education of, at Boston Latin, 53, 55–57
education of, at Harvard, 27, 42–43, 49, 57–58
estate planning and, 5, 241, 305–6
family background of, 14–20, 54
family name change and, 26–27
father and, 5, 48, 87
father’s business entered by, 61–64
father’s retir
ement and, 72
film studio ambitions and, 64–65, 70–71, 88–90, 93–94, 103, 110–11, 133–40
financial crisis of 2008 and, 216–18
first-run films and, 65–66, 69–70, 90–91
Forbes 400 list and, 103
forced out at Viacom and CBS, 268–69
Freston and Moonves as co-COOs at Viacom and, 184–86, 190
Freston firing and, 201–6
Globe profile of, 103
granddaughter Keryn and, 258–59
granddaughter Kim and, 107
grandson Brandon and, 222, 226–27
great-nephew Adam and, 125, 189
health and, 57, 149, 222
health care agents and, 241, 247, 265, 272–73, 277
homes and lavish living and, 57
Ira Korff and, 107–8, 123, 153–55
IRS and, 211
Karmazin and, 175–76, 178, 183–85, 190
law career of, 5, 58–61, 102–3
loneliness of, 127–28, 219
marries Paula Fortunato, 179–81, 208–9
marries Phyllis Raphael, 58–59, 297
Massachusetts and Delaware lawsuits and, 288–89
media empire of, 5–6, 14
MGM/UA lawsuit and, 111
Midway and, 181–82, 198–99, 214–18
mob connections and, 61
Moonves and, 234–35
mother and, 55, 57
moves to Los Angeles, 180–81
movie theaters and, 69–70, 88, 90–94, 104, 218
Murdoch rivalry and, 194–96
MySpace and, 194–96, 205
as NAI CEO, 171
NAI control consolidated by, 67–69, 72, 77–81, 108–11
NAI trusts and, 77–81, 108–11, 177, 187–90, 199, 201–11
NATO and, 71, 92–93, 102
nephew Michael and, 76, 78–79, 86–87, 209–11
ninetieth birthday of, 235–37
ninety-first birthday of, 242
Paramount and, 89–90, 92
Paramount sale opposed by, 1–4, 270–71, 277–84, 286
Paramount takeover and, 133–51
Patriots and, 212–13
personality and determination of, 1–6, 90, 93, 102–3, 170, 178
politics and, 89, 133, 179
Shari’s battle to head empire of, 234–35, 238–44, 251–63, 271–73, 277, 303–4
Shari at NAI and, 155–57, 170–75
Shari at Viacom and, 155–56, 175–76, 182–83, 191–92
Shari’s break with, at Viacom, 212–19
Shari’s divorce and, 153–55, 303–4
Shari’s early relationship with, 104–8, 170
succession plan and, 151, 153, 158, 163, 186, 191–92
tennis and, 88, 102, 149, 157
TOA presidency of, 65, 71
as Viacom CEO, 158–63, 178
Viacom takeover and, 117–34
will of, 236, 238–42, 265–66, 279–80
WW II codebreaking by, 41–43
YouTube lawsuit and, 208
Redstone Stable, 26