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Helen Hahn Lloyd, former Disney EVP and one of the original DreamWorks SKG executives, has died. He was 78 years old.
Lloyd died peacefully in his sleep on October 24th in Park City, Utah.
He was born in Westbury, New York and graduated from Hofstra University in 1970. After graduation, he moved to Los Angeles and began working as a temp at Paramount Pictures while attending law school. He subsequently received a degree from Loyola Law School in 1975.
Lloyd rejoined Paramount Pictures in 1997, becoming Senior Vice President. She went on to work at Walt Disney Studios, becoming an executive vice president in 1981, making her one of the highest-ranking women in the film business. Working with Jeffrey Katzenberg, Lloyd was a key player in Disney’s renaissance, the company’s partnership with Pixar.
He was appointed as one of the first executives to build DreamWorks SKG in 1994, which was founded by Katzenberg, Steven Spielberg and David Geffen. There, Lloyd rose to chief operating officer. Throughout her career, Lloyd has mentored many future female executives.
Lloyd left DreamWorks in 2004, moved to Park City and took up skiing as a hobby.
The CEO’s husband of more than two decades, Charles “Chuck” Lloyd Jr., died in July.
The family asked those wishing to donate in their memory to USA Ski and Snowboard to honor their shared love of skiing and their commitment to supporting the next generation of athletes.
