Former industry awards consultant Carlotta Florio Johnson died on Sept. 19 after suffering a stroke. Her age was not given.
Born in Jamaica, Queens, her family eventually moved to Westchester County. After graduating from high school, she went on to earn her B.A. at Vassar College.
She worked for many executives in major corporations including Estee Lauder herself before moving to Rome. She worked for Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and returned to New York City in 1982.
Her career in entertainment started when she interviewed for a position at Paramount but after overhearing a request for someone to fill in for one of Michael Eisner’s assistants, she interviewed for the position and landed the job. She would go on to work in the theatre division under Eisner.
After moving to Los Angeles in 1986, Johnson’s career in entertainment began to hit its stride. She worked for TriStar Pictures,...
Born in Jamaica, Queens, her family eventually moved to Westchester County. After graduating from high school, she went on to earn her B.A. at Vassar College.
She worked for many executives in major corporations including Estee Lauder herself before moving to Rome. She worked for Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and returned to New York City in 1982.
Her career in entertainment started when she interviewed for a position at Paramount but after overhearing a request for someone to fill in for one of Michael Eisner’s assistants, she interviewed for the position and landed the job. She would go on to work in the theatre division under Eisner.
After moving to Los Angeles in 1986, Johnson’s career in entertainment began to hit its stride. She worked for TriStar Pictures,...
- 10/2/2018
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Former Focus Features executive Carlotta Florio Johnson died on Sept. 19 at the Waterbury Hospital in Waterbury, Conn., after suffering a stroke.
Johnson began her entertainment career as Michael Eisner’s assistant at Paramount, and rose through the ranks from the theater division to the movie department. Johnson was first based in New York then moved to Los Angeles in 1986. She worked at TriStar Pictures, Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures, Scott Rudin Productions, AMC, and more. She later became vice president at Columbia and headed the awards department for Focus Features, where her efforts as an Academy consultant garnered numerous Oscar nominations for studio films. After retiring from full-time work in 2010, Johnson continued freelancing with various studios and ventured into television publicity.
Before working in entertainment, Johnson was a secretary to top executives like Estee Lauder, and spent five years at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Johnson was born in Jamaica,...
Johnson began her entertainment career as Michael Eisner’s assistant at Paramount, and rose through the ranks from the theater division to the movie department. Johnson was first based in New York then moved to Los Angeles in 1986. She worked at TriStar Pictures, Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures, Scott Rudin Productions, AMC, and more. She later became vice president at Columbia and headed the awards department for Focus Features, where her efforts as an Academy consultant garnered numerous Oscar nominations for studio films. After retiring from full-time work in 2010, Johnson continued freelancing with various studios and ventured into television publicity.
Before working in entertainment, Johnson was a secretary to top executives like Estee Lauder, and spent five years at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Johnson was born in Jamaica,...
- 10/2/2018
- by Rachel Yang
- Variety Film + TV
TheWrap has partnered with Canvs, the emotion measurement AI company, for a weekly look at some of the characters and personalities that have TV viewers the most worked up on social media. The data below covers Sept. 5-11 and is drawn from the most emotionally reacted-to television programs, including broadcast, cable, streaming and PPV.
The Green Bay Packers quarterback, a tennis star and an ex-boyfriend had viewers talking passionately on social media over the past seven days.
NBC’s broadcast of the Chicago Bears vs. Green Bay Packers NFL game sparked 180,050 Emotional Reactions (ERs), with Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers driving a ton of the emotional conversation. Rodgers sustained a knee injury in the second quarter, which had fans worried he wouldn’t return — and may in fact be out for the season. But he limped back on the field in the second half (when the Packers were trailing 17-0) and orchestrated a stunning comeback,...
The Green Bay Packers quarterback, a tennis star and an ex-boyfriend had viewers talking passionately on social media over the past seven days.
NBC’s broadcast of the Chicago Bears vs. Green Bay Packers NFL game sparked 180,050 Emotional Reactions (ERs), with Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers driving a ton of the emotional conversation. Rodgers sustained a knee injury in the second quarter, which had fans worried he wouldn’t return — and may in fact be out for the season. But he limped back on the field in the second half (when the Packers were trailing 17-0) and orchestrated a stunning comeback,...
- 9/12/2018
- by Fabric Media
- The Wrap
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