Gulf and Western Industries

American conglomerate
Organization conglomerate Q3111140
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Gulf and Western Industries

Summary

Gulf and Western Industries is a conglomerate[1]. It draws 515 Wikipedia views per month (conglomerate category, ranking #19 of 65).[2]

Key Facts

  • Gulf and Western Industries is in the country of United States[3].
  • Gulf and Western Industries's instance of is recorded as conglomerate[4].
  • Gulf and Western Industries's founder is recorded as Charles Bluhdorn[5].
  • Gulf and Western Industries's owned by is recorded as Charles Bluhdorn[6].
  • Gulf and Western Industries's logo image is recorded as Gulf Western.svg[7].
  • Gulf and Western Industries's headquarters location is recorded as New York City[8].
  • Gulf and Western Industries's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 154762821[9].
  • Gulf and Western Industries's GND ID is recorded as 271319-6[10].
  • Gulf and Western Industries's GND ID is recorded as 5073621-8[11].
  • Gulf and Western Industries's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80003924[12].
  • Gulf and Western Industries's child organization or unit is recorded as Kayser-Roth[13].
  • Gulf and Western Industries's child organization or unit is recorded as Madison Square Garden Sports[14].
  • Gulf and Western Industries's child organization or unit is recorded as Horsehead Corporation[15].
  • Gulf and Western Industries's child organization or unit is recorded as Paramount Pictures[16].
  • Gulf and Western Industries's child organization or unit is recorded as Simon & Schuster[17].
  • Gulf and Western Industries's child organization or unit is recorded as Q122741[18].
  • Gulf and Western Industries's child organization or unit is recorded as Altadis[19].
  • Gulf and Western Industries's child organization or unit is recorded as Paramount Television[20].
  • Gulf and Western Industries's Commons category is recorded as Gulf and Western Industries[21].
  • Gulf and Western Industries's industry is recorded as clothing industry[22].
  • Gulf and Western Industries's industry is recorded as entertainment industry[23].
  • Gulf and Western Industries's industry is recorded as mass media[24].
  • Gulf and Western Industries's industry is recorded as publishing[25].
  • +1934-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Gulf and Western Industries[26].
  • Gulf and Western Industries was dissolved in +1989-06-00T00:00:00Z[27].

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Founding

Gulf and Western Industries's founder is recorded as Charles Bluhdorn[5]. +1934-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of it[26].

Identity

Gulf and Western Industries's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'G+W'}[28].

Operations

Gulf and Western Industries's headquarters location is recorded as New York City[8]. Subsidiaries include Kayser-Roth[13], a business[29], in United States[30], founded in 1958[31], headquartered in Greensboro[32]; Madison Square Garden Sports[14], a business[33], in United States[34], founded in 2010[35], headquartered in New York City[36]; Horsehead Corporation[15], a business[37], in United States[38], founded in 1848[39]; Paramount Pictures[16], a film production company[40], in United States[41], founded in 1912[42], headquartered in Los Angeles[43]; Simon & Schuster[17], a publishing house[44], in United States[45], founded in 1924[46], headquartered in New York City[47]; and Q122741[18], a business[48], in Japan[49], founded in 1960[50], headquartered in Shinagawa[51].

Industry

Industries include clothing industry[22], entertainment industry[23], mass media[24], and publishing[25].

Ownership

Gulf and Western Industries's owned by is recorded as Charles Bluhdorn[6].

Dissolution

Gulf and Western Industries was dissolved in +1989-06-00T00:00:00Z[27].

Why It Matters

Gulf and Western Industries draws 515 Wikipedia views per month (conglomerate category, ranking #19 of 65).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]

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  6. [8] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [52] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [53] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Bot Bozze bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Child organization or unit Kayser-Roth, Madison Square Garden Sports, Horsehead Corporation +5
    Replaced by Paramount Communications, Viacom, Paramount Global
    Country
    Owner of Desilu
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