Jack Valenti was not just Hollywood's top lobbyist. He was one of its biggest stars.
The 85-year-old Valenti, who died Thursday of complications from a stroke in March, led the movie industry out of the prudishness of old Hollywood and into an age of freer expression with the creation of the film rating system that has endured nearly 40 years.
The former White House aide went from politics to show business, overseeing the Motion Picture Association of America with eloquence,...
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