Jonathan Dolgen was born on April 27, 1945 in Queens, New York, New York, USA. He was married to Susan. He died on October 9, 2023 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Held top positions at Columbia Pictures, Fox and Sony Pictures before becoming the first top executive recruited by Sumner Redstone for the newly merged entertainment conglomerate forged by Viacom's $8.2 billion purchase of Paramount Communications.
Was named Pioneer of Year by the Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation in 2002.
Majored in industrial and labor relations at Cornell University, graduating in 1966.
Earned his law degree from NYU in 1969.
At the time of his death, he was an emeritus board of director at Expedia and a board member for such nonprofits as The Simon Wisenthal Center, the California Institute of the Arts and Claremont Graduate University.