Francis J. Hackinson (July 7, 1927 – February 6, 2021) was an American music publisher who was the CEO and president of Columbia Pictures Publications.
He was hired as vice president and general manager in June 1971, when
Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc.
Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an American film production studio that is a member of the Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group, a division of Sony Pictures Entertainment, which is one of the Big Five studios and a subsidiary of the multi ...
, formed the division in Miami. He was promoted to president in July 1981.
Hackinson is widely credited with elevating Columbia Pictures Publications — in the music print field — to a preeminent market position, according to
Robert L. Stone, former executive at Columbia Pictures.
Career highlights
Hackinson worked for
Chas. H. Hansen Music Corp.
Chas. H. Hansen Music Corp. was an American music publisher founded by Charles Henry Hansen (1913–1995) in 1952 and incorporated in New York. Its music covered a broad spectrum of genres that included classical (opera, orchestra, band, choral ...
from 1954 to 1971
in all phases of the music print business.
Hackinson was hired as a staff composer. In one of his other phases, he was general manager in charge of licensing and acquisitions. He also negotiated the first print deal in the United States for
Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, formed in Liverpool in 1960, that comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are regarded as the most influential band of all time and were integral to the developme ...
songs.
Family
In 1963, Frank Hackinson divorced Barbara in
Miami, Florida
Miami ( ), officially the City of Miami, known as "the 305", "The Magic City", and "Gateway to the Americas", is a East Coast of the United States, coastal metropolis and the County seat, county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade C ...
.
References
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Music publishers (people)
1927 births
2021 deaths