Gulf & Western Inc.

Gulf & Western Inc.
Former U.S. corporation, founded in 1958 by Charles Bluhdorn.

One of the most highly diversified conglomerates in the U.S., Gulf & Western took control of the Paramount Pictures Corp. in 1966 and changed its name to Paramount Communications in 1989. It was acquired by the media conglomerate Viacom Inc. in 1994.

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