Carl Stanley Cornyn (July 8, 1933 – May 11, 2015) was an American record label executive and the author of Exploding: The Highs, Hits, Hype, Heroes, and Hustlers of the Warner Music Group (ISBN978-0380978526). He also wrote three privately published family genealogy books (all in the Library of Congress).
Cornyn began working for Warner Bros. Records in 1958. He left the Warner Music Group in 1990 to live an office-free life. During his Warner years, he'd advanced to Executive VP of Warner Bros. Records; then to Senior VP of the Warner Music Group; and finally Founder and CEO of Warner New Media within Time-Warner.[1] He is widely remembered for his years heading up Warner-Reprise's Creative Services department, writing innovative ads, and other marketing approaches, including the storied Warner/Reprise Loss Leaders series.
The literary qualities of his liner notes are discussed in A Storied Singer: Frank Sinatra as Literary Conceit in a chapter entitled "The Composition of Celebrity: Sinatra as Text in the Liner Notes of Stan Cornyn."[2]
In 1989, while heading Warner New Media, Cornyn introduced a new multimedia format called CD+Graphics, or CD+G.[4] Stan also envisioned “The Whole Megillah.”[5][6] As a result, Stan's people at Warner New Media (WNM)[7] built a Megillah Project[8] demonstration system, which was widely viewed within Warner Communications, and resulted in patent 5161034.[9] This patent was later linked to Time Warner’s DVD work. WNM also published several interactive multimediacompact discs,[10] such as “How Computers Work” and “Desert Storm.”
In 1991 he was asked to lead the short-lived computer games division of Media Vision, Inc., and was named executive vice-president and co-head of Media Vision Multimedia Publishing, heading its Westlake Village offices.[11]
Cornyn was twice married. First, in 1965, to Gail MacCrystall, by whom he fathered son Christopher Cornyn; then again, in 1971, to Theadora Davitt, by whom he had son Tom Cornyn.
Cornyn was nephew to William Cornyn, previously the chair of both the Department of Slavic Languages and Literature and the Russian Area Program at Yale University; and John Cornyn II, father to U.S. Senator John Cornyn III (R. TX).
Cornyn lived in Carpinteria, California, with longtime companion Meg Barbour. He died on May 11, 2015, at his home in Carpinteria at the age of 81.[12]
Referencesedit
^"Entertainment and Media". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
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^"The Phynx (1970)". IMDb. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
^Atkinson, Terry. "hey're Betting That Graphics Will Be a Plus for CD's". The Los Angeles Times.
^"'Future Tense': The New Link Between Arts and Technology". The Los Angeles Times. 29 January 1991. pp. F8.
^Caruso, Denise. "INTERACTIVE FOR TV NOTHING NEW".
^"Warner New Media Label | Releases | Discogs". Discogs.
^Caruso, Denise. "WHAT IS INTERACTIVE TELEVISION?". Warner New Media's Megillah project a couple of years back (see Vol. 2, No. 6, p. 16)
^"Signs of Time Warner's Interactivity". Billboard. 12 June 1998. p. 85.
^Paige, Earil (12 June 1993). Beating the Heat of Recession. Home Video: Billboard's Video Newsweekly. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
^"Stan Cornyn, Legendary Warner Bros. Records Creative Head, Dies At 81". All Access. May 12, 2015.
External linksedit
Brad Bigelow, "King of Liner Notes," Space Age Pop
dabelly.com Interview with Cornyn
December 15, 2023
stan, cornyn, carl, stanley, cornyn, july, 1933, 2015, american, record, label, executive, author, exploding, highs, hits, hype, heroes, hustlers, warner, music, group, isbn, 0380978526, also, wrote, three, privately, published, family, genealogy, books, libra. Carl Stanley Cornyn July 8 1933 May 11 2015 was an American record label executive and the author of Exploding The Highs Hits Hype Heroes and Hustlers of the Warner Music Group ISBN 978 0380978526 He also wrote three privately published family genealogy books all in the Library of Congress Stan CornynBorn 1933 07 08 July 8 1933Oxnard CaliforniaDiedMay 11 2015 2015 05 11 aged 81 Carpinteria California U S Occupation s Record label executiveYears active1958 1990LabelsWarner Bros Records Reprise Records Warner Music Group Contents 1 Career 2 Education 3 Family 4 References 5 External linksCareer editCornyn began working for Warner Bros Records in 1958 He left the Warner Music Group in 1990 to live an office free life During his Warner years he d advanced to Executive VP of Warner Bros Records then to Senior VP of the Warner Music Group and finally Founder and CEO of Warner New Media within Time Warner 1 He is widely remembered for his years heading up Warner Reprise s Creative Services department writing innovative ads and other marketing approaches including the storied Warner Reprise Loss Leaders series He was awarded the Grammy Award for Best Album Notes in 1966 for Frank Sinatra s Strangers in the Night and again in 1967 for Sinatra at the Sands He was nominated again in 1968 and 1969 for his work on Sinatra and Duke Ellington s Francis A amp Edward K and Sinatra and Antonio Carlos Jobim s Francis Albert Sinatra amp Antonio Carlos Jobim recordings beaten both times by Johnny Cash His work gained one additional nomination in 1974 for Sinatra s Ol Blue Eyes Is Back The literary qualities of his liner notes are discussed in A Storied Singer Frank Sinatra as Literary Conceit in a chapter entitled The Composition of Celebrity Sinatra as Text in the Liner Notes of Stan Cornyn 2 He also co authored the screenplay for Warner Bros 1970 film The Phynx 3 In 1989 while heading Warner New Media Cornyn introduced a new multimedia format called CD Graphics or CD G 4 Stan also envisioned The Whole Megillah 5 6 As a result Stan s people at Warner New Media WNM 7 built a Megillah Project 8 demonstration system which was widely viewed within Warner Communications and resulted in patent 5161034 9 This patent was later linked to Time Warner s DVD work WNM also published several interactive multimedia compact discs 10 such as How Computers Work and Desert Storm In 1991 he was asked to lead the short lived computer games division of Media Vision Inc and was named executive vice president and co head of Media Vision Multimedia Publishing heading its Westlake Village offices 11 Education editCornyn was a graduate of Monrovia High School Pomona College attended Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and received a Masters in Theatre from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1962 Family editCornyn was twice married First in 1965 to Gail MacCrystall by whom he fathered son Christopher Cornyn then again in 1971 to Theadora Davitt by whom he had son Tom Cornyn Cornyn was nephew to William Cornyn previously the chair of both the Department of Slavic Languages and Literature and the Russian Area Program at Yale University and John Cornyn II father to U S Senator John Cornyn III R TX Cornyn lived in Carpinteria California with longtime companion Meg Barbour He died on May 11 2015 at his home in Carpinteria at the age of 81 12 References edit Entertainment and Media The Los Angeles Times Retrieved 31 October 2013 free book search by isbn title author publisher Wikireadia org 2002 06 30 Archived from the original on November 2 2013 Retrieved 2013 10 31 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link The Phynx 1970 IMDb Retrieved 31 October 2013 Atkinson Terry hey re Betting That Graphics Will Be a Plus for CD s The Los Angeles Times Future Tense The New Link Between Arts and Technology The Los Angeles Times 29 January 1991 pp F8 Caruso Denise INTERACTIVE FOR TV NOTHING NEW Warner New Media Label Releases Discogs Discogs Caruso Denise WHAT IS INTERACTIVE TELEVISION Warner New Media s Megillah project a couple of years back see Vol 2 No 6 p 16 Branching table for interactive video display Signs of Time Warner s Interactivity Billboard 12 June 1998 p 85 Paige Earil 12 June 1993 Beating the Heat of Recession Home Video Billboard s Video Newsweekly Retrieved 31 October 2013 Stan Cornyn Legendary Warner Bros Records Creative Head Dies At 81 All Access May 12 2015 External links editBrad Bigelow King of Liner Notes Space Age Pop dabelly com Interview with Cornyn Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Stan Cornyn amp oldid 1159361714, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
