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JACK VALENTI, FORMER LORD OF THE MPAA, DIES AT AGE 85

By Mark Bell | April 27, 2007

Former White House aide and mastermind behind the Hollywood movies rating system, Jack Valenti, died Thursday from complications related to a stroke suffered in March. He was 85.

Valenti is best known for his years heading up the MPAA, a post he held from 1966 to 2004. For better or for worse, always controversial, Valenti is the man who made the ratings system what it is today…

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